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DH340 : The Class : Disorders : Cysts : Cyst Gallery:
Lymphoepithelial Cyst

Etiology

Developmental (epithelium trapped in lymph node)

 

 

 

 

Predilection

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location

Major salivory glands

Soft tissue of neck

Intra-oral=lateral border of the tongue and floor of the mouth

Clinical Appearance

Intraoral=pink-yellow welldelineated raised nodule

 

 

 

Radiographic Features

NA

 

 

 

 

 

Microscopic Features

Cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium surrounded by lymphoid tissue

 

 

 

Treatment

Surgical removal

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic Process

Microscopic

 

 

 

 

 

Photos Gallery

Photo 1

 

 

 

 

 

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