Unusual Occurrence of Tongue Sensorial Disorder after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Lymphoepithelial Cyst

Lymphoepithelial cyst is a rare lesion of the oral cavity, with the mouth floor being the most common site of occurrence. The therapeutic approach of choice is the surgical treatment, which has rare cases of postoperative complications. The aim of this study is to report the case of a 53-year-old pa...

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Main Authors: Luane Macêdo de Sousa, Assis Felipe Medeiros Albuquerque, Paulo Goberlânio Barros Silva, Thâmara Manoela Marinho Bezerra, Ealber Carvalho Macedo Luna, Filipe Nobre Chaves, Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho, Karuza Maria Alves Pereira, Ana Paula Negreiros Nunes Alves, Thyciana Rodrigues Ribeiro, Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa
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Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/352463
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author Luane Macêdo de Sousa
Assis Felipe Medeiros Albuquerque
Paulo Goberlânio Barros Silva
Thâmara Manoela Marinho Bezerra
Ealber Carvalho Macedo Luna
Filipe Nobre Chaves
Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho
Karuza Maria Alves Pereira
Ana Paula Negreiros Nunes Alves
Thyciana Rodrigues Ribeiro
Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa
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Assis Felipe Medeiros Albuquerque
Paulo Goberlânio Barros Silva
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Ealber Carvalho Macedo Luna
Filipe Nobre Chaves
Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho
Karuza Maria Alves Pereira
Ana Paula Negreiros Nunes Alves
Thyciana Rodrigues Ribeiro
Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa
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description Lymphoepithelial cyst is a rare lesion of the oral cavity, with the mouth floor being the most common site of occurrence. The therapeutic approach of choice is the surgical treatment, which has rare cases of postoperative complications. The aim of this study is to report the case of a 53-year-old patient who came to Dental Service in the Federal University of Ceará complaining of a small nodular lesion (0.5 cm) located in the ventral tongue. Excisional biopsy was performed and the surgical specimen was submitted for anatomopathological analysis, which found that there was an oral lymphoepithelial cyst. The patient returned after seven days for suture removal and reported loss of sensitivity around the ventral tongue. We prescribed Citoneurin for ten days; however, there was not any significant improvement of the sensitivity. Low frequency laser therapy sessions were applied. The only postoperative symptom was dysesthesia, where there is only a sensitivity decrease. Currently, the patient has a postoperative period of 1 year without recurrence of the lesion. Although previous reports have no described tongue sensorineural disorders associated with this lesion, the occurrence of this event may be related to an unexpected anatomical variation of the lingual nerve.
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spelling doaj-art-bc831e0d6e914577ad4261d8f69dbd492025-08-20T03:23:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552015-01-01201510.1155/2015/352463352463Unusual Occurrence of Tongue Sensorial Disorder after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Lymphoepithelial CystLuane Macêdo de Sousa0Assis Felipe Medeiros Albuquerque1Paulo Goberlânio Barros Silva2Thâmara Manoela Marinho Bezerra3Ealber Carvalho Macedo Luna4Filipe Nobre Chaves5Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho6Karuza Maria Alves Pereira7Ana Paula Negreiros Nunes Alves8Thyciana Rodrigues Ribeiro9Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa10Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Delmiro de Farias, s/n, 60416-030 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilDivision of Oral Pathology and Stomatology, Federal University of Ceará, Campus Sobral, Rua Coronel Estanislau Frota, s/n, 62010-560 Sobral, CE, BrazilDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Walter Cantídio University Hospital, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilDivision of Oral Pathology and Stomatology, Federal University of Ceará, Campus Sobral, Rua Coronel Estanislau Frota, s/n, 62010-560 Sobral, CE, BrazilDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Alexandre Baraúna 949, 60430-160 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilLymphoepithelial cyst is a rare lesion of the oral cavity, with the mouth floor being the most common site of occurrence. The therapeutic approach of choice is the surgical treatment, which has rare cases of postoperative complications. The aim of this study is to report the case of a 53-year-old patient who came to Dental Service in the Federal University of Ceará complaining of a small nodular lesion (0.5 cm) located in the ventral tongue. Excisional biopsy was performed and the surgical specimen was submitted for anatomopathological analysis, which found that there was an oral lymphoepithelial cyst. The patient returned after seven days for suture removal and reported loss of sensitivity around the ventral tongue. We prescribed Citoneurin for ten days; however, there was not any significant improvement of the sensitivity. Low frequency laser therapy sessions were applied. The only postoperative symptom was dysesthesia, where there is only a sensitivity decrease. Currently, the patient has a postoperative period of 1 year without recurrence of the lesion. Although previous reports have no described tongue sensorineural disorders associated with this lesion, the occurrence of this event may be related to an unexpected anatomical variation of the lingual nerve.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/352463
spellingShingle Luane Macêdo de Sousa
Assis Felipe Medeiros Albuquerque
Paulo Goberlânio Barros Silva
Thâmara Manoela Marinho Bezerra
Ealber Carvalho Macedo Luna
Filipe Nobre Chaves
Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho
Karuza Maria Alves Pereira
Ana Paula Negreiros Nunes Alves
Thyciana Rodrigues Ribeiro
Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa
Unusual Occurrence of Tongue Sensorial Disorder after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Lymphoepithelial Cyst
Case Reports in Dentistry
title Unusual Occurrence of Tongue Sensorial Disorder after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Lymphoepithelial Cyst
title_full Unusual Occurrence of Tongue Sensorial Disorder after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Lymphoepithelial Cyst
title_fullStr Unusual Occurrence of Tongue Sensorial Disorder after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Lymphoepithelial Cyst
title_full_unstemmed Unusual Occurrence of Tongue Sensorial Disorder after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Lymphoepithelial Cyst
title_short Unusual Occurrence of Tongue Sensorial Disorder after Conservative Surgical Treatment of Lymphoepithelial Cyst
title_sort unusual occurrence of tongue sensorial disorder after conservative surgical treatment of lymphoepithelial cyst
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/352463
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