Neonatal dermoid cyst of the floor of the mouth extending to the midline neck

David Bloom, Daniela Carvalho, Joseph Edmonds, Anthony Magit

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Abstract

We describe a male neonate who presented at birth with a compressible dermoid cyst that extended from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the neck. Ultrasonography revealed a fluid-filled sublingual mass. Magnetic resonance imaging performed when the patient was 1 week old demonstrated a 2-cm, cystic, left-sided, sublingual mass that crossed the midline without extension inferior to the mylohyoid muscle. At 3 months of age, the patient developed a 1-cm, solid, submental mass. At the time of surgery, the lesion had a fibromembranous tract that extended through the myolohyoid muscle to a 1-cm cyst in the submental region. Histologic sections depicted 2 dermoid cysts and a connecting fistula. This case represents the first report (to our knowledge) of a dermoid cyst presenting in a neonate as a mass in the floor of the mouth with extension to the midline of the neck.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)68-70
Number of pages3
JournalArchives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume128
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Otorhinolaryngology

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