Intra-oral duplication cyst

Enteric duplication cyst of the tongue in a newborn: A case report and literature review

Enteric duplication cysts (EDCs) are congenital anomalies. We report the case of a 5-day-old girl with a 2.0 cm congenital oral mass in the tongue, an extremely uncommon site of EDC. The tongue mass was resected without complication; microscopic findings were characteristic of an EDC, and the patient is doing very well. The English literature was researched for the cases of single congenital oral cavity masses diagnosed prenatally or at birth as EDC or EDC-like lesions. Cystic lesions of the oral cavity partially lined by gastrointestinal epithelium, without teratoma features, have received several names. Similarities between EDC and EDC-like lesions favor the idea of one lesion with several morphologies manifest along a spectrum and that the necessity for EDC diagnosis of the smooth muscle coat criteria could be re-evaluated to improve the categorization of these lesions and better understand the pathogenic mechanism.

Histopathologic Finding of Both Gastric and Respiratory Epithelia in a Lingual Foregut Cyst

Foregut cysts are uncommon, mucosa-lined congenital lesions that may occur anywhere along the gastrointestinal or respiratory tract and typically present within the first year of life. Although infrequent, these cysts may generate feeding or respiratory difficulties depending on the size and location of the lesion. Foregut cysts of the oral cavity are rarely seen and of those cases localized to the tongue are even more uncommon. We describe a 4-month-old girl with a foregut cyst involving the floor of mouth and anterior tongue. Subsequent histologic analysis demonstrated a cyst lined with both gastric and respiratory epithelia. This case represents an extremely rare finding of both gastric and respiratory epithelia lined within a single cystic structure in the tongue. Although a very rare finding, a foregut cyst should be on the differential diagnosis of any lesion involving the floor of mouth or tongue in an infant or child.

Foregut duplication cyst presenting as lingual swelling: Case report and review of literature

Congenital lingual cystic masses are challenging entities that can be detected prenatally or are discovered in various forms after birth. Foregut duplication cyst of tongue is an extremely rare condition. Here we present the eleventh case in literature on foregut duplication cyst in tongue lined with gastric mucosa. Complete excision was curative with no recurrence on followup.

Lingual cyst lined by respiratory epithelium: a case report and review of literature

The present report describes a case of a lingual cyst lined by a respiratory epithelium occurring in a 1-year-old girl. The article also reviews the cases published in the literature under the heading of lingual cysts and segregates all the cases having predominant respiratory epithelium as the cystic lining. Reclassification, with more descriptive histologic terminology to name the lingual cysts, has been proposed.

Intralingual Foregut Duplication Cyst in a Newborn

Congenital lingual cystic masses are challenging entities that can be detected prenatally or discovered in various forms after birth. We report what we believe is only the ninth case of an intralingual foregut duplication cyst that was lined with gastric mucosa. The preoperative evaluation of lingual cystic masses in newborns can include palpation, high-resolution sonography, computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, CT and MRI can pose a risk to the infant because they require sedation in order to properly position the patient for imaging. In our patient, we found that high-resolution sonography was most useful in revealing the nature of the mass as a nonvascular cystic lesion and in delineating its extension. We excised this lesion via bipolar cautery, which we prefer to cold-knife or CO2 laser surgery.

Heterotopic oral gastrointestinal cyst: report of 2 cases and review of the literature

Oral heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst is a rare entity occurring in infants and children and showing a predilection for males. The cyst usually appears as an asymptomatic swelling in the floor of the mouth. Difficulty in feeding, swallowing, respiration, and speech have been reported in approximately 30% of those affected. The tongue-in particular, its anterior aspectis involved in up to 60% of reported cases. The clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic features of cases of heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst involving the anterior tongue in a 2-year-old girl and the anterior floor of the mouth in a 2-month-old boy are presented, and theories of pathogenesis are discussed.

Lingual cyst with respiratory epithelium: an entity of debatable histogenesis

PURPOSE

The purpose of this report was to describe a new case of lingual cyst with respiratory epithelium, to review and analyze the literature regarding lingual cyst of foregut origin and lingual alimentary cyst, and to discuss the suitable terminology for these uncommon cysts.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Data from articles published in the English language between the years 1942 and 1947 were used.

RESULTS

The review of the literature showed 53 lingual cysts of which 29 could be grouped into lingual alimentary tract cysts and 24 into lingual cysts of foregut origin. There was an overlap in histologic and clinical features and embryogenesis of both cysts.

CONCLUSIONS

Differentiation between both cysts cannot be supported, and until further information is accumulated it is suggested that histologic descriptive terms be used such as lingual cyst with respiratory epithelium, lingual cyst with gastric epithelium, or lingual cyst with respiratory and gastric epithelium.

Congenital heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst of the oral cavity in a neonate: case report and review of literature

Heterotopic gastrointestinal cysts of the oral cavity are rare benign lesions which may mimic both benign and malignant neoplasms. These cysts are usually discovered during infancy, but may not appear until well into adulthood. This lesion involves the tongue and floor of the mouth in 97% of cases and has a male predilection. The cyst may range in size from less than 1 cm to 9 cm, with most lesions being 1-3 cm in size. About 30% of affected individuals have symptoms related to difficulties with feeding, swallowing and respiration. The epithelial lining is quite variable, but all cysts have an enteric lining. The histogenesis is related to entrapment of undifferentiated, noncommitted endoderm within the oral cavity during the 3rd-4th week of fetal life. The purpose of this paper is to report a congenital heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst of the oral cavity presenting in a neonate. The clinical and histopathologic features of this cyst are reviewed, as well as the histogenesis of this lesion.

Choristomas of the oral cavity: a review

The choristoma is a tumorlike mass of normal cells in an abnormal location. Intraoral choristomas have been reported under a wide variety of names. This comprehensive review of the English-language literature on oral choristomas offers a classification of these lesions, analyzes their clinical and histologic features, and discusses possible pathogeneses and treatment.

An enteric duplication cyst occurring in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue

Enteric duplication cysts are cysts that are attached to the alimentary tract and that are lined by some type of gastrointestinal mucosa. Such cysts are especially rare when found in the oral cavity. We report the case of an 8-month-old female with an unusual duplication cyst in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. Eighteen cases of intraoral cysts have been previously reported in the literature, this one being the 7th case of a true duplication cyst of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue which contains gastric mucosa. The case presents many aspects of the diagnosis and management of this unusual lesion. The literature and present etiological theories are discussed.

Enteric duplication in the oral cavity

Two patients with heterotopic gastric cysts are presented and the literature is briefly reviewed. These cysts are histologically characterized by a gastric mucosa with parietal and chief cells, gastric glands and sometimes even have a muscularis mucosae.

Giant cystic choristoma of the head and neck in a neonate: successful management of a life-threatening respiratory emergency

Cervical choristoma is a rare tumor of the head and neck. Definition of the embryology of this unusual lesion and review of the literature concerning it suggests that its usual location can cause life threatening airway obstruction. A successfully managed case of a giant congenital choristoma is presented.