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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In the following case report, one such rare case report of a giant epidermoid cyst on the scalp is presented.

UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF A GIANT EPIDERMOID CYST IN SCALP REGION--A CASE REPORT

8 This report presents a 10 years old child with a sublingual epidermoid cyst treated with extraoral surgical excision.

Extraoral approach of the surgical treatment of sublingual epidermoid cyst: A case report

We found two cases in the literature describing epidermoid cysts in the midline of the perineum with extension to the true pelvis.

A case of epidermoid median raphe cyst traversing the corpora cavernosa

Petrous bone epidermoid cyst caused by penetrating injury to the external ear: Case report and review of literature.

Synchronous presentation of intracranial epidermoid tumor and brain abscess. Case report/Presentacion sincronica de tumor epidermoides intracraneal y absceso cerebral. Reporte de un caso

In 1951 and 1952 Garnder, Plenk, and Richards reported the association between osteomas, desmoid tumors, epidermoid cysts, and FAP.

Case report of unusual presentation of marfanoid features in a 13-year-old boy with Gardner's syndrome

After two weeks of operation histo- pathological report received suggestive of benign epidermoid cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium with keratinous debris without any infiltration of surrounding tissues.

HUGE EPIDERMAL CYST - A UNIQUE PRESENTATION

Epidermoid cyst occurring in a pancreatic accessory spleen.

Spleen-preserving surgery in treatment of large mesothelial splenic cyst in children--a case report and review of the literature

For both groups, healing time was defined as the time taken for the epidermoid cyst to be completely resected and the incision to be in the process of primary healing.

One-stage excision of inflamed sebaceous cyst versus the conventional method

He also recommends asking if the child has ever had a lumbar puncture, because sometimes a little skin gets into the spinal canal and can cause an epidermoid cyst.

Back problems not uncommon in children, teens

Epidermoid cyst of the testis: radiologicpathologic correlation.

Lesiones testiculares benignas: hallazgos ecograficos

They found teratoma in 48% of children, YSTs in 15%, and epidermoid cyst in 14%; other types were juvenile granulosa cell in 5%, Leydig cell in 4%, Sertoli cell in 3%, and mixed gonadal stromal in 1%.

Inguinoscrotal pathology

The case of epidermoid cyst in our study showed a moderate sized exophytic cystic mass, homogeneously hyperintense on T2 and hypointense on T1W images with mild peripheral enhancement seen in lower dorsal spine, extended from mid body of L1 to L3 vertebral body causing focal dilatation of thecal sac and leftward displacement of cord.

Magnetic resonance imaging in spinal tumours and its histopathological correlation