TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidermoid cyst of the temporal region
AU - Boffano, Paolo
AU - Roccia, Fabio
AU - Campisi, Paola
AU - Zavattero, Emanuele
AU - Gallesio, Cesare
AU - Bosco, Giovanni Francesco
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - Epidermoid cysts are rare, slow-growing, benign, developmental cysts that are derived from abnormally situated ectodermal tissue. Epidermoid cysts may grow anywhere on the body and about 7% of them are located in the head and neck. In literature, very few epidermoid cysts have been reported in the temporal region. Histopathologically, they are lined with plain stratified keratin-producing squamous epithelium, although in some cases part of the lining is made up of mucous secreting and ciliated epithelium. This may suggest an endodermal rather than an ectodermal origin. We present and discuss the management of a patient presenting a posttraumatic epidermoid cyst of the temporal region.
AB - Epidermoid cysts are rare, slow-growing, benign, developmental cysts that are derived from abnormally situated ectodermal tissue. Epidermoid cysts may grow anywhere on the body and about 7% of them are located in the head and neck. In literature, very few epidermoid cysts have been reported in the temporal region. Histopathologically, they are lined with plain stratified keratin-producing squamous epithelium, although in some cases part of the lining is made up of mucous secreting and ciliated epithelium. This may suggest an endodermal rather than an ectodermal origin. We present and discuss the management of a patient presenting a posttraumatic epidermoid cyst of the temporal region.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/81355147441
U2 - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.06.006
DO - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.06.006
M3 - Article
SN - 1079-2104
VL - 112
SP - e113-e116
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 6
ER -