AUTHOR=Corvers Kristien , Hens Greet , Meulemans Jeroen , Delaere Pierre , Hermans Robert , Vander Poorten Vincent 

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

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery

VOLUME=3

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2016.00042

DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2016.00042

ISSN=2296-875X

ABSTRACT=<p>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 <italic>via</italic> 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.</p>