Congenital teratoid cyst of the floor of the mouth--a case report

H Harada; J Kusukawa; T Kameyama

doi:10.1016/s0901-5027(05)80492-8

Congenital teratoid cyst of the floor of the mouth--a case report

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1995 Oct;24(5):361-2. doi: 10.1016/s0901-5027(05)80492-8.

Authors

H Harada¹, J Kusukawa, T Kameyama

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.

PMID: 8627103
DOI: 10.1016/s0901-5027(05)80492-8

Abstract

A case of sublingual congenital teratoid cyst is reported and the recent literature is reviewed. Histopathologic study of the enucleated cyst revealed striated muscle, cartilage, fat, salivary gland tissue, and gastrointestinal epithelium in a cyst wall of dense fibrous tissue with a thin layer of ciliated columnar and partially stratified squamous epithelium.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue / pathology
Cartilage / pathology
Epithelium / pathology
Follow-Up Studies
Gastric Mucosa / pathology
Humans
Infant
Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
Male
Mouth Floor / pathology*
Mouth Neoplasms / congenital*
Mouth Neoplasms / pathology
Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
Salivary Glands / pathology
Teratoma / congenital*
Teratoma / pathology