Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma
Epidermal cysts are common skin lesions but they occur very rarely in the oral cavity, especially in the salivary glands. Very few cases have been reported in the literature and, here, we present one such rare case of epidermal cyst in the right parotid gland in a 62-year-old female patient.
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| description | Epidermal cysts are common skin lesions but they occur very rarely in the oral cavity, especially in the salivary glands. Very few cases have been reported in the literature and, here, we present one such rare case of epidermal cyst in the right parotid gland in a 62-year-old female patient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d3a9c8286028479f8a0c8b43136495b22025-02-03T06:05:38ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552015-01-01201510.1155/2015/856170856170Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic DilemmaAnuradha Ganesan0Gautham Kumar Nandakumar1Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Madha Dental College & Hospital, Kundrathur, Chennai 600069, IndiaDepartment of Periodontics, Madha Dental College & Hospital, Kundrathur, Chennai 600069, IndiaEpidermal cysts are common skin lesions but they occur very rarely in the oral cavity, especially in the salivary glands. Very few cases have been reported in the literature and, here, we present one such rare case of epidermal cyst in the right parotid gland in a 62-year-old female patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/856170 |
| spellingShingle | Anuradha Ganesan Gautham Kumar Nandakumar Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_full | Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_fullStr | Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_short | Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_sort | epidermal cyst of parotid gland a rarity and a diagnostic dilemma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/856170 |
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