Lip Epidermoid Cyst Caused by a Piercing: A Report of a Rare Case

We report the case of a lip epidermoid cyst, caused by piercing in a 23-year-old Japanese woman. She had an exophytic lesion in the lower lip associated with the piercing which was initially diagnosed as a mucous retention cyst. The lesion was resected under local anesthesia, and pathological examin...

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Main Authors: Takashi Ito (Author), Satoshi Fukuzawa (Author), Kenji Yamagata (Author), Shohei Takaoka (Author), Makiko Ohkubo-Sato (Author), Fumihiko Uchida (Author), Naomi Ishibashi-Kanno (Author), Hiroki Bukawa (Author)
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Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:We report the case of a lip epidermoid cyst, caused by piercing in a 23-year-old Japanese woman. She had an exophytic lesion in the lower lip associated with the piercing which was initially diagnosed as a mucous retention cyst. The lesion was resected under local anesthesia, and pathological examination revealed an epidermoid cyst, likely caused by piercings. Piercing-induced epidermoid cysts frequently occur in the tragus. There have been no reports of piercing-induced epidermoid cysts developing in the oral cavity. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a lip epidermal cyst caused by piercings. Six months have passed since the operation, and it has not recurred.
Item Description:2090-6455
10.1155/2022/8015990