Dermoid and epidermoid cysts in the oral cavity frequently develop in the midline or sublingual region of the floor of the mouth. Here, we report a rare case of an epidermoid cyst in the submandibular region. The patient was a 69-year-old man with a chief complaint of a mass in the right submandibular region. A mobile, elastic, relatively soft mass without tenderness was palpable in this region...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential anticancer action of extracts prepared from german chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.)and pot marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) to human melanoma and epidermoid carcinoma cells. Sulforhodamine B assay was used to measure the cytotoxic activity of methanolic extracts from flowers of chamomile and marigold. The cytotoxic activity of extr...

We report the use of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose and manage a rare case of a symptomatic thoracic intramedullary congenital epidermoid cyst with associated dermal sinus in a girl. Congenital intramedullary epidermoid cysts with associated dermal sinuses are very rare occurrences and seldom present symptomatically in very young children. We present a case of a 32-mo...

Penile epidermoid cysts are uncommon, and a small number of cases have been reported worldwide. We present the first documented patient with a penile epidermoid cyst which consisted of multiple foci. A 37-year-old man presented to our department with a chief complaint of an asymptomatic, soft mass in the ventral part of the penis. The mass was not tender, freely movable and measuring 3 cm withi...

Epidermoid and dermoid cysts are the most common cysts of the skin. They consist 1.6-6.9% of all head and neck cysts, usually located in orbita, oral and nasal cavity [1-3], less than 0.01% of oral cavity cysts [4]. They are usually small cysts, rarely reach over 5 cm in diameter [5]. Differential diagnosis of cervical epidermoid cysts includes thyroglossal cyst, dermoid cyst, inclusion cyst, b...

Intracranial dermoids may gradually reach an enormous size before the onset of symptoms. Common clinical presentations of intracranial epidermoid include headache and seizures. We present a case of a 35-year female patient with giant middle fossa epidermoid that presented with Holmes' tremor syndrome, and we review the relevant literature. To the best of our knowledge, such a presentation has n...

Intramedullary epidermoid cysts of the spinal cord are rare tumours, especially those not associated with spinal dysraphism. Around 60 cases have been reported in the literature. Of these, only 10 cases have had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. Here, we report a case of isolated intramedullary epidermoid tumour at D2-D3 level. The etiology, pathology, clinical features, MRI characteris...

Basal cell carcinoma and epidermoid cysts are common skin afflictions that arise in the epidermis and hair follicles of the skin. Only a small number of cases have been reported in which a basal cell carcinoma has arisen within an epidermoid cyst. We present the clinical features of this unusual condition in this report and believe that the information will prove useful to researchers of basal ...

Epidermoid cysts are slowly growing tumors that arise due to invagination of epidermis into dermis either spontaneously or following trauma. While common locations are the face, scalp, neck and trunk, external genitalia can also be affected with scrotal, labial or clitoral involvement. Clitoral location of this lesion may produce local sign of virilization in the form of clitoromegaly. This can...