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(a) Patient's front view at presentation (b) Patient's side view at presentation
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F1
Examination showed a normal neonate weighing 4.16 kg with mouth kept open by a left sided oval mass measuring about 30 mm by 18 mm protruding from under the tongue and displacing the tongue to the right side and superiorly [Figures 1 and 2].
Patient's front view before surgery
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F2
Examination showed a normal neonate weighing 4.16 kg with mouth kept open by a left sided oval mass measuring about 30 mm by 18 mm protruding from under the tongue and displacing the tongue to the right side and superiorly [Figures 1 and 2].
(a) Intraoperative incision marking (b) Surgery site after closure
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F3
Lesion was approached with a transverse sublingual incision [Figure 3a]. Oral epithelium was then closed with absorbable sutures (3-0 Vicryl) [Figure 3b].
Patient's appearance 14 months postoperatively
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F4
He presented at the out-patient unit 1 week after discharge and 14 months postoperatively [Figure 4].
Photomicrograph of a representative section of epidermoid cyst showing a cavity lined by keratinized stratified squamous epithelium (H and E, x40)
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F5
No dermal appendages were seen [Figures 5].