DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i10.009

Pages: 1026-1029

Dermoid cysts are dyssembryogenic tumors of ubiquitous location. Their histological aspects are varied. The tongue is a very rare location; about 20 cases have been reported in the literature. Only 6 of them were teratoid cysts (characterized by the presence of respiratory ciliated epithelium). The authors report a new observation of this rare entity in a 5-year-old male child who presented with macroglossia with speech impairment. The CT scan showed a cystic lesion on the dorsal surface of the tongue. The treatment consisted of a complete removal of the cyst. From this observation, we discuss the epidemiological, clinical, radiological, histological and therapeutic aspects of this extremely rare entity, whose diagnosis must be evoked before any lingual swelling in children.