Concomitant Congenital Intraoral Dermoid Cyst and Heterotopic Gastrointestinal Cyst |
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| Authors: | L Robinson T Sengoatsi W F P van Heerden |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa ;2.Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Sublingual dermoid cysts and oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cysts are well-documented causes of sublingual swellings in infants. However, the simultaneous occurrence of both cysts is an extremely rare phenomenon, with only two previous cases reported in literature. We present a case of 1-month-old neonate with a cystic ventral tongue mass that on histologic examination showed a dermoid cyst with co-existing heterotopic gastric-type epithelium in the wall. Additional histochemical stains revealed focal areas of colonic metaplasia within the heterotopic gastric epithelium. CDX2 immunohistochemical staining confirmed derivation from colonic epithelium. |
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| Keywords: | Congenital sublingual cyst Sublingual dermoid cyst Oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst |
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