TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidermoid cyst of the facial skin
T2 - an investigative case report
AU - Jain, Shivani
AU - Fry, Ramesh Ram
AU - Kaur, Jaspreet
AU - Sidhwa, Anusha
AU - Jain, Nityanand
AU - Pilmane, Māra
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are extremely grateful of the patient for consenting to publish this case report for scientific publication, dissemination, and educational purposes. The support of Riga Stradins University (RSU) is greatly acknowledged. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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PY - 2022/4/11
Y1 - 2022/4/11
N2 - Orofacial epidermoid cysts are rare entities that present as encapsulated, subepidermal painless masses, usually slow growing and asymptomatic. They are mostly limited to the floor of the mouth, tongue, lips, palate or jaws. Herein, we present an atypical case of epidermoid cyst originating from the left cheek facial epidermis in a 27-year-old male patient. The cyst presented as a swelling that was slowly progressing in size since the past 1 year with no discharge. Complete excision of the mass was done, and the cyst cavity was found to be filled with a cheesy-white, granular, semi-solid proteinaceous exudate which completely occluded the punctum. The patient post-operatively revealed persistent mechanical trauma due to incorrect workplace habits he developed, which led to the formation of the epidermoid cyst. Patient education was done and was advised to use proper workplace instrumentation.
AB - Orofacial epidermoid cysts are rare entities that present as encapsulated, subepidermal painless masses, usually slow growing and asymptomatic. They are mostly limited to the floor of the mouth, tongue, lips, palate or jaws. Herein, we present an atypical case of epidermoid cyst originating from the left cheek facial epidermis in a 27-year-old male patient. The cyst presented as a swelling that was slowly progressing in size since the past 1 year with no discharge. Complete excision of the mass was done, and the cyst cavity was found to be filled with a cheesy-white, granular, semi-solid proteinaceous exudate which completely occluded the punctum. The patient post-operatively revealed persistent mechanical trauma due to incorrect workplace habits he developed, which led to the formation of the epidermoid cyst. Patient education was done and was advised to use proper workplace instrumentation.
KW - epidermoid cyst
KW - oral cavity
KW - cheesy exudate
KW - facial skin
KW - cystic malformations
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U2 - 10.1177/2050313X221089756
DO - 10.1177/2050313X221089756
M3 - Article
C2 - 35433002
AN - SCOPUS:85128552878
SN - 2050-313X
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
JF - SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
ER -