DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2014.v02i02.005

Pages: 83-84

Dermoid cysts are squamous epithelium lined cysts commonly found in head and neck region. Dermoid cyst arising in the pharynx is very rare. It presents in the early infancy or childhood as an unilateral mass arising from the tonsil with obstructive features. Surgical excision is the curative treatment of this unusual condition. This entity should be considered as a differential diagnosis in dealing with unilateral enlargement of tonsil in childhood. Even though reports of epidermoid cysts in the head and neck, especially those in the floor of the mouth, soft palate, lips, or the lingual and buccal epithelium can be found in the literature, but there is no report of an intratonsillar epidermoid cyst. We intend to report the case of a patient who underwent tonsillectomy but an epidermoid cyst arising from the tonsil was found incidentally and confirmed by histology.