PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Montebugnoli, Lucio
AU  - Tiberio, Cristiana
AU  - Venturi, Mattia
TI  - A rare case of congenital epidermoid cyst of the hard palate
AID  - 10.1136/bcr.07.2011.4485
DP  - 2011 Oct 24
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr0720114485
VI  - 2011
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.07.2011.4485.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.07.2011.4485.full
AB  - Epidermoid cysts are benign conditions that are thought to derive from abnormally situated ectodermal inclusions in the oral cavity. They are generally found in hands, fingers, feet, ovaries and testicles but in oral cavity they represent a very rare event. This is the first case of an intraosseous epidermoid cyst situated in the hard palate. Healing was uneventful and there was no sign of recurrence in 2-years follow-up.