epidermoid cyst

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epidermoid cyst

[‚ep·ə′dər‚mȯid ′sist]

(medicine)

A cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium without associated cutaneous glands.

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Microscopic histopathology showed a benign epidermoid cyst.

Testis-sparing surgery in testicular mass: Testicular epidermoid cysts

Incidence of pediatric testicular tumors according to Prepubertal Testis Tumor Registry data (11) Tumor type No of patients Percent (%) Germ cell tumors Yolk sac tumor 244 62 Teratoma 92 23 Epidermoid cyst 13 3 Stromal tumors Juvenile granulosa cell 11 3 Sertoli's cell 10 3 Leydig cell 5 1 Non-specified 16 4 Gonadoblastoma 4 1

Clinical evaluation of pediatric testicular masses / Cocukluk cagi testis kitlelerinin klinik degerlendirmesi

In fact, the most common of all epidermoid cysts are follicular infundibular cysts which arise from cells originating in the upper portion of a hair follicle.

An unusual perineal swelling: a cyst between the sphincters

Organ preserving surgery in testicular epidermoid cysts.

Kyste epidermoide du testicule : Etude de cas

Epidermoid cyst of the testis: a review of clinical and histogenetic considerations.

Difficult differential diagnoses in testicular pathology

Young et al (10) have identified epidermoid cysts, some in concert with small Walthard rests, but in the absence of any other teratomatous features.

Squamous lesions of the ovary

Pathologic examination revealed a thin (1 mm) and intact wall lined by stratified squamous epithelium containing a cheesy material, with diagnosis of epidermoid cyst (Fig.

A unique scrotal extratesticular epidermod cyst attached to the seminal vesicles

Epidermoid cysts may occur in IPAS, (5,6,17) which raises concerns for distinguishing IPAS from lymphoepithelial cyst, a nonneoplastic pancreatic lesion of unknown etiology.

Fine-needle aspiration of intrapancreatic accessory spleen, mimic of pancreatic neoplasms

Epidermoid cyst of an accessory spleen at the pancreatic tail: diagnostic value of MRI.

Pancreatic cysts: pathologic classification, differential diagnosis, and clinical implications

Rupture of intrascrotal epidermoid cyst complicated by bacterial infection: A case report [in Japanese].

Epidermoid inclusion cyst of the scrotum

Epidermoid cyst of the sphenoid sinus with extension into the sella turcica presenting as pituitary apoplexy: Case report.

Two cases of incidental epidermoid cysts: sphenoid sinus and temporal bone

A touch preparation of the cyst contents revealed anucleated and benign nucleated squamous cells consistent with a benign epidermoid cyst.

Dermoid cyst (mature cystic teratoma) of the cecum: histologic and cytologic features with review of the literature