upper quadrant spherical cystic mass with a smooth wall. Normal splenic tissue is visualized around all or part of the cyst. Indications for surgical treatment of splenic cysts include all symptomatic cysts and cysts larger than 5 cm [2] . In our case, a safe complete total splenectomy was performed because an infected primary cyst could not be ruled out and the cyst was located in the splenic ...

BACKGROUND Dermoid cysts of the auricular area are extremely rare. We report on six cases of auricular dermoid and epidermoid cyst, and differentiate dermoid cyst from epidermal cyst along with a review of the literature. METHODS Three cases involved a gradually enlarging mass of the superior and anterior aspect of the helix of their ear. Another two cases were located in the posterior aspect...

The occurrence of keratinous cyst in the oral cavity is extremely rare. Keratinous floor mouth painless, doughy or fluctuant lesion and causes no symptoms until it large enough to interfere with speech eating. Cyst generally presents as slow progressive growth often not diagnosed second third decade life. We report an uncommon presentation sublingual space a 6year old female child. swelling was...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Epidermoid and dermoid cysts are benign cystic lesions, lined by ectodermal squamous epithelium. They are not common in the head and neck areas, which constitute ~7% of all cases of epidermoid and dermoid cysts. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of epidermoid and dermoid cysts that developed around the ear. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The...

Acquired spinal epidermoid cysts are extremely rare. There are only a few reports on the formation of epidermoid cysts after lumbar puncture or spinal trauma. In this report, we present a patient who was diagnosed with epidermoid cyst after operation for spinal fracture. This 43-year old female suffered from progressively worsening low back pain radiating down the left leg four years after lumb...

STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective study. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and discuss the treatment options for epidermoid cysts in the lumbar spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Epidermoid cysts are rare benign neoplasms, which account for less than 1% of all intraspinal tumors. Due to their rarity, there are only a few case reports in the liter...

INTRODUCTION Epidermoid cysts are known as embryonic or acquired ectopic aberrations of the ectoderm. To the best of our knowledge, there are only a few reports of elderly onset intramedullary epidermoid cysts. We report a case of elderly onset intramedullary epidermoid cyst at the conus medullaris. CASE PRESENTATION A 63-year-old Japanese woman working as a farmer presented with slowly progr...

Epidermoid cyst of the presacral space is a rare congenital lesion of ectodermal origin. Presacral epidermoid cysts have been previously reported in women, however are extremely rare in males. We report a case of presacral epidermoid cyst in a 55-year-old male who presented to our emergency department with acute urinary retention and history of chronic constipation. A non-contrast computed tomo...

Epidermoid and dermoid cysts represent less than 0.01% of all oral cavity cysts. The cysts can be defined as epidermoid when the lining presents only epithelium, dermoid cysts when skin adnexa are found, and teratoid cysts when other tissue such as muscle, cartilage, and bone are present.In this article, we present the case of an epidermoid cyst, with an oral as well as a submental component, i...