Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Extending Their Boundaries-A Case Report On Excision Of Scalp Overgrowth (Dermoid Cyst) Dr Garg Ritesh1,*, Dr Banerjee Satyabrat2, Dr Mishra Neha3, Dr Sharma Manish4 1Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, DJ College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modinagar, UP 2Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, DJ College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modinagar, UP 3Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, DJ College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modinagar, UP 4Reader, Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Dental College, Ludhiana *Address For Correspondance: Dr Ritesh Garg, Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, DJ College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modinagar, UP
Online published on 23 June, 2015. Abstract The dermoid cyst is an uncommon clinicopathological lesion of developmental origin. The term dermoid cyst is used to describe 3 cysts that are closely related histologically: dermoid cyst, epidermoid cyst, and teratoma. Epidermoid and dermoid cysts are benign nature, which may occur anywhere in the body. The scalp is one of the esthethic area. There is always a diffculty of making a correct diagnosis of these lesions with clinical examinatons and conventonal radiography. To achieve a diagnosis and to develop correct surgical strategy specialized imaging examinatons such as ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), Magnetc Resonance Imaging (MRI) and histopathological examinaton should be carried out. Ample understanding and vigilance about this slow growing painless mass is essental not only because of the symptoms it produces but also due to its malignant potental. Top Keywords Dermoid cyst, Scalp overgrowth. Top |