Carbon Dioxide Laser Microsurgical Median Glossotomy for Resection of Lingual Dermoid Cysts

Kristien Corvers; Greet Hens; Jeroen Meulemans; Pierre Delaere; Robert Hermans; Vincent Vander Poorten

doi:10.3389/fsurg.2016.00042

Carbon Dioxide Laser Microsurgical Median Glossotomy for Resection of Lingual Dermoid Cysts

Front Surg. 2016 Jul 25:3:42. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2016.00042. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Kristien Corvers¹, Greet Hens¹, Jeroen Meulemans², Pierre Delaere², Robert Hermans³, Vincent Vander Poorten²

Affiliations

¹ Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.
² Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Section Head and Neck Oncology, KU Leuven Department of Oncology, Leuven, Belgium.
³ Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven Department of Imaging and Pathology, Leuven, Belgium.

Abstract

Dermoid cysts are epithelial-lined cavities with skin adnexae in the capsule. Only 7% is present in the head and neck. Between 2004 and 2013, four patients with a lingual dermoid cyst underwent a microsurgical carbon dioxide laser resection via a median sagittal glossotomy approach. This approach is an elegant technique combining superior visualization, hemostasis, and little postoperative edema with good wound healing, allowing for perfect function preservation of the tongue.

Keywords: CO2 laser; lingual dermoid; median glossotomy.

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Case Reports