RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A rare case of congenital epidermoid cyst of the hard palate
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr0720114485
DO 10.1136/bcr.07.2011.4485
VO 2011
A1 Montebugnoli, Lucio
A1 Tiberio, Cristiana
A1 Venturi, Mattia
YR 2011
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.07.2011.4485.abstract
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.