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KMID : 0358920200470040463
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pedodontics
2020 Volume.47 No. 4 p.463 ~ p.468
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An Unusual Occurrence of Epidermoid Cyst in the Inner Mucosa of the Upper Lip: A Case Report
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Lee Ji-Hye
Choi Nam-Ki
Kim Seon-Mi
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Abstract
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Epidermoid cysts are rare benign lesions in the oral cavity that may be either congenital or acquired. The cysts are usually slow-growing and asymptomatic until becoming secondarily infected or large enough to interfere with mastication and speech. Consequently, diagnosis is often delayed. The condition is also uncommon in newborns and infants. Most of the lesions occur in the floor of the mouth and rarely in the upper lip. This report describes the case of a 29-month-old girl with a palpable mass in the inner mucosa of the upper lip. The lesion was surgically enucleated using an intraoral approach and histopathologically diagnosed as epidermoid cyst.
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KEYWORD
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Epidermoid cyst, Upper lip, Surgical enucleation
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