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.