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Rare Location of a Dermoid Cyst in the Parotid Gland: A Case Report
Michal Vavro1, Samuel Horák2, Bronislava Dvoranová3
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Comenius University in Bratislava and University Hospital Ružinov, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Abstract:
Dermoid cyst of the parotid gland is a lesion composed of benign tissues of ectodermal and mesodermal origin. Although a dermoid cyst can be encountered across nearly all sites of the body, its location in the head and neck area is quite uncommon and even more unusual inside the parotid gland. We present a case of a patient with gradually enlarging tumour in her right parotid gland who underwent surgical removal of the tumour histologically corresponding to a dermoid cyst.

