Many types of tumors can develop in the presacral space, since it is composed of different kind of embryonic tissues. Neoplasms can be solid or cystic (40.8% of cases) 1 and are usually classified as either congenital or acquired (inflammatory, neurogenic, osseous, or miscellaneous) according to the tumor’s tissue of origin. Congenital lesions represent more than 50 per cent of tumors. Developm...

To cite: Schembri M, Grech R. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015213393 DESCRIPTION A 44-year-old man presented following a tonicclonic seizure. Intracranial epidermoid cysts account for approximately 1% of primary intracranial tumours. They are benign slow growing tumours derived from ectodermal inclusions during neural tube closure. Typical pres...

To cite: Muoka OE, Dahar N. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009103 DESCRIPTION A 26-year-old man was referred by his general practitioner as an urgent referral based on a 2-week history of a hard right testicular mass. There was no history of trauma, sexually transmitted infections or previous testicular surgery. On examination, a hard 2 cm irr...

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I would like to clarify a misconception about the origin and content of dermoid vs epidermoid cysts. Reference was made to this in the article "Temporoparietal Dermoid Cysts with Intracranial Extension" by Currarino and Rutledge [1]. Although these authors ' findings of dermoid cyst with sinus in an unexpected location are certainly of interest, I must differ with the statement that inclusion o...

We report the case of a 4-year-old girl presenting with the retroperitoneal epidermoid cyst. The lesion presented as an intra-abdominal cyst on physical examination and was followed up with more specific investigations by ultrasound and computed tomographic scanning. The final diagnosis was obtained only after laparotomy where the cystic mass was completely excised and pathological examination ...