# Which of the following contains all three germ layers?
A. Teratoid cyst
B. Hamartoma
C. Dermoid cyst
D. Sebaceous cyst
The correct answer is A. Teratoid cyst.
In 1955, Meyer updated the concept of dermoid cyst to describe three histological variants, that is, the true dermoid, epidermoid and teratoid cyst. True dermoid cysts are cavities lined with epithelium with keratinization and skin appendages in cyst wall. Epidermoid cysts do not show skin appendages.
The lining of teratoid cyst varies from stratified squamous to a ciliated respiratory epithelium containing derivatives of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
Teratoid cyst rarely arises in the head and neck region, in the oral cavity; these cysts occur in the area of the floor of the mouth and may also occur on the tongue, lips, buccal mucosa or the interior of the bone.
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