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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Acute presentation of an intraoral dermoid cyst causing airway compromise in a young child.

Sanjana Bhalla, Vikas Acharya, Munira Ally, Ali Taghi

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sublingual Dermoid Cyst in Young Child.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sanjana BhallaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Vikas AcharyaGeneral Surgery, Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust, Luton, UK.
Munira AllyDepartment of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
Ali TaghiEar, Nose and Throat Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Charing Cross Hospital · GBImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · GBImperial College London · GBLuton and Dunstable Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 4-month-old boy presented with a cystic swelling at the floor of the mouth causing acute airway compromise. The only previous history of note, was a tongue tie release at 3 days old. CT scan suggested a dermoid cyst with extensive floor of mouth abscess. He had an excision of the cyst and drainage of the superimposed abscess and made a good recovery. The histology report revealed a dermoid cyst which is a rare diagnosis in a child, particularly within the oral cavity. Early treatment is required to remove these lesions especially when they cause airway compromise or swallowing difficulties. This is the first case to our knowledge which suggests tongue tie release procedures causes a predisposition to the development of dermoid cysts in the oral cavity.

Indexed as

AbscessAcute DiseaseAnkyloglossiaDeglutition DisordersDermoid CystDrainageHumansInfantMaleMouth FloorTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment Outcomeabscessdermoidfloor of mouthoral pathologytongue tie

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PMID31023732
PMCPMC6506050
OpenAlexW2941330535

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