TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric dermoid cyst of the parotid
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Keane, Allison
AU - Warrick, Joshua
AU - Andrews, Genevieve A.
AU - Choi, Karen Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Parotid dermoid cysts are rare occurrences, particularly in pediatric patients, and can present a diagnostic challenge. We add to the cohort of published cases a 17-year-old patient with a 3.8 cm dermoid cyst of the left superficial parotid gland who was successfully treated. Our report contributes to the discussion of diagnostic evaluation and treatment of a parotid gland dermoid cyst. Standard treatment advocates for complete surgical excision given the low but known risk of malignant transformation of head and neck dermoid cysts; however, sacrificing complete excision in order to minimize the morbidity of facial nerve injury should be considered.
AB - Parotid dermoid cysts are rare occurrences, particularly in pediatric patients, and can present a diagnostic challenge. We add to the cohort of published cases a 17-year-old patient with a 3.8 cm dermoid cyst of the left superficial parotid gland who was successfully treated. Our report contributes to the discussion of diagnostic evaluation and treatment of a parotid gland dermoid cyst. Standard treatment advocates for complete surgical excision given the low but known risk of malignant transformation of head and neck dermoid cysts; however, sacrificing complete excision in order to minimize the morbidity of facial nerve injury should be considered.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.xocr.2020.100258
DO - 10.1016/j.xocr.2020.100258
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85098943381
SN - 2468-5488
VL - 18
JO - Otolaryngology Case Reports
JF - Otolaryngology Case Reports
M1 - 100258
ER -