PMC4178364_01
Extraoral appearance of double chin in the patient
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F1
On extraoral inspection, her neck appeared short and thick, giving a double chin appearance [Figure 1].
Intraoral appearance of dermoid cyst
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F2
The swelling was found to be smooth, nontender, and the mucosa on the floor of the mouth was normal [Figure 2].
Ultrasonographic appearance of dermoid cyst
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F3
There was no evidence of flow within the cystic area on the color doppler [Figure 3].
MRI image of dermoid cyst
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MRI showed an encapsulated cystic mass without any calcification [Figure 4].
Intraoral surgical approach for the excision of dermoid cyst
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Surgical excision of the lesion was performed through an intraoral midline incision under general anesthesia [Figure 5].
Macroscopic appearance of dermoid cyst
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Macroscopically, the lesion appeared encapsulated and contained a keratin-like yellow material [Figure 6].
Histopathological appearance of dermoid cyst
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Histopathology revealed that it is an epidermal cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium with the lumen containing kerati [Figure 7] histopathology course was uneventful, and there was no evidence of recurrence at a period of 4 months after surgery].