Surgical treatment of oral and facial soft tissue cystic lesions in children. A retrospective analysis of 60 consecutive cases with literature review |
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| Affiliation: | 1. LSUHSC School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA;2. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA;3. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, Department of Otolaryngology, 310 East 14th St. 6th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA;1. Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece;2. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA;3. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA;1. Clinical Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children''s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Shriner''s Hospital, Boston, MA;2. Fellow in Hand and Microsurgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston Children''s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Shriner''s Hospital, Boston, MA |
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ObjectivesTo present the experience in the treatment of soft tissue cysts of the orofacial region in children treated at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Children's Hospital “A. and P. Kyriakou”, Dental School, University of Athens.Study designThis is a retrospective study including 60 young individuals, 4 months to 14 years old. Surgical treatment was provided under general anaesthesia, during a 13-year period from 2000 to 2012.ResultsThe majority of cysts were mucoceles (n = 36, 60.0%), followed by ranulas (n = 15 or 25.0%), dermoid cysts (n = 4 or 6.6%), branchial cysts (n = 2 or 3.3%), thyroglossal duct cysts (n = 2, 3.3%) and one case of cystic hygroma (n = 1 or 1.6%). The primary method of treatment was enucleation and secondary marsupialization.ConclusionIt is very important to appreciate that although soft tissue cysts are benign lesions, some of them may grow to a large size and become a major threat, especially in developing orofacial regions in children. In addition, as some types of soft tissue cysts such as cystic hygroma show a tendency to recur, early examination and follow-up is required for the young population. |
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| Keywords: | Soft tissue cysts Orofacial region Children Treatment |
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