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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 217-219 |
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Submental dermoid cyst mimicking double chin
Suresh Babu Bommaji1, Md Yousuf Qureshi2, G Santosh Reddy3, Sandhya Rampati4
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Malla Reddy Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Malla Reddy Dental College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
4 Bommajis Face and Jaw Surgery Clinic, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Suresh Babu Bommaji
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital, Parbhani, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/njs.NJS_36_18
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Dermoid cysts are developmental cysts, arising from entrapped midline ectodermal tissue lined by epidermis, with skin appendages present in the fibrous wall when the 1st and 2nd branchial arches of each side fuse and the entrapped tissues then undergo proliferation and cystic transformation. A 27-year-old male reported with a single large swelling in the submental region of 1-year duration, which was diagnosed as dermoid cyst after surgical excision using extraoral approach.
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