Location Type Aspects Investigations Treatment

Dermoid Tipical: Middle of the floor of the Teratoma like cyst Contains derm elements. MRI
mouth. Growing slow and painless. Viable size CT
Oral soft tissue cyst Atypical: above GENIOHYOID muscle to 12 cm Contrast medium
->sublingual swelling or below Doughy or rubbery consistency radiographs
GENIOHYOID muscle -> submental Retains pitting
swelling / double chin. Can get secondary infections
In large cyst can be sand clock like
Teratoma same Developmental tumor composed of Same - Difference at pathological
Oral soft tissue cyst tissue from more than 1 germ layer exame
Very rare
Heterotroic oral Upper airway digestive system Choriostomas Gastrointestinal tissue thatdeveloped
gastrointestinal cyst in upper airway system
Oral soft tissue cyst Very rare

Branhial cyst Upper lateral neck mass Developmental cysts from remnants of Milky like content, thick membrane, Cervical ct/mri Surgical
Cervical cyst Anterior to STERNOCLEIDO muscle the brachial arch soft, fructuant consistency, rapid Fine needle aspiration. Recurrence is uncommon after removal.
growth.
Thyroglossal duct cyst Cervical anterior mass From epithelial remnants of the Painless, frcutuant, movable swelling, Cervical ct/mri Surgical removal – SISTRUNK PROCEDURE –
Midline, adjant to Hyoid bone. thyoglossal duct . elastic, perfect round, small size but the cyst is removed with the middle segment
Cervical cyst. can reach 10 cm of the hyoid bone+ muscular tissue + entire
Can be suprahyoid, submental, thyroglossal tract.
intralingual. Movable with protusion of the tongue Recurrence is <10%
or swelling bcs it’s adharance to hyoid Can turn to malignancy rare.
bone.
Lingual throid Base of the tongue Choriostomas Asymptomatic
Can be the functional thyroid – Surgery
check!!!!
Red, painless, soft
Large dimensions – obstruction of the
upper airway – impaired breathing
Mucocele Common: lower lip mucosa, lateral Pseudocyst Dome shapped May spontaneously rupture and disappear.
Rupture of the salivary duct and Bluish translucent Surgery
Salivary cyst Rare: floor of the mouth, palate, spillage of saliva in surrounding tissue. discharge of the content with periodic Reexcision if recurs.
retromolar mucosa recurrence
Sialocyst Lower lip, floor of the mouth, buccal Develometal cyst lined with epithelial Mucocele like In small lesion just Surgical remove of minor salivary gland
Salivary duct cyst mucosa. tissue probably due to obstruction of Small, fluctuant, bluish to normal monitor sialocyst.
Mucus retention cyst the salivary duct of minor salivary mucosal appearance Large salivary gland: cyst removal+/- salivary
glands. gland removal partial or total
Ranula Floor of the mouth, lateral to the Pseudocyst arising from sublingual Fluctuant, dome shaped swelling. Cervical ct/mri Surgical remove including sublingual gland.
frenulum. gland. Blue to normal appearance
Salivary cyst PLUNGING/ CERVICAL RANULA – when MARSUPIALISATION – not recommended bcs
Spontaneous rupture with content the spitted mucin dissects through the high reccurence
RANA=frog release. MYLOHYOID muscle and produces
swelling within the neck.
Epidermoid cyst Round mass on the skin  Derived from the hair follicle Small painless round Surgical removal
 Common in acne prone skin Movable
Cutaneous cyst Pillar cyst – on the scalp, more  Frequent in male White to yellow color Reccurence is uncommon.
common in woman