Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma

Abdullah Al Shahrani, Ahmed Ali Argabi, Montasir Junaid, Ali Al Shahrani

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Epidermal/epidermoid cysts are common lesions occurring in the skin [1]. With review of literature Only 1.6% occur in the oral cavity and are rare [2]. However, primary epidermal cysts of salivary glands appear to be very rare and literature search for the past 25 years revealed only hand full of cases in parotid gland [3] and even rarer in submandibular gland [1, 4, 5].

The epidermal cyst is a benign cyst and develops out of ectodermal tissue. Known by several synonyms in literature such as, epidermal cyst, epidermal inclusion cyst, infundibular cysts, and keratin cysts [24]. They arise following a localized inflammation of the hair follicle or occasionally after the implantation of the epithelium, following a trauma or surgery.

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Abdullah Al-shahrani, Ahmed Ali Argabi, Montasir Junaid, Ali Al-shahrani, Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-2 | February-2018

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