Cutaneous Ciliated Cyst in an Unusual Location: Between Two Scapulas

The Cutaneous Ciliated Cyst in Young Male: The Possibility of Ciliated Cutaneous Eccrine Cyst

Cutaneous ciliated cyst was described as a painless cyst occurring on the lower limbs of women between the ages of 15 and 30 years. The cysts are typically lined by ciliated cuboidal to columnar epithelium with pseudostratified areas and focal squamous metaplasia is occasionally present. Immunohistochemical studies have demonstrated that the cysts are PR and ER positive, similar to the epitheli...

Cutaneous ciliated cyst of right popliteal fossa.

Sir, C c i l ia ted cyst (CCC) is an unusual cystic lesion of skin, which affects the lower limb of young female. CCC presents as a single unilocular or multilocular subcutaneous cyst lined by epithelium, histologically reminiscent of fallopian tube mucosa. A 38 year old female presented in orthopaedic outpatient department with history of swelling over right popl i teal fossa . I t was gradual...

Pericardial cyst in an unusual location.

Accidental discovery of a hydatid cyst with primary presentation in an unusual location: a case report

A hydatid cyst is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval forms of mostly the Echinococcus granulosus. In humans, the most common site of cyst development is the liver (60%), followed by the lungs (20%), and much less commonly in other organs such as kidney, spleen, brain, and other soft tissues. The localization of cysts in muscles and subcutaneous is very rare. We report a case of 38-year-o...

A hydatid cyst in an unusual location-the infratemporal fossa.

Hydatid disease is a considerable health problem worldwide, but hydatid cysts in the infratemporal region are extremely rare, even where the parasite is endemic. Here we report on a 17-year-old female who presented with a benign swelling in the infratemporal fossa. During surgery a cystic mass was discovered and histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of a hydatid cyst. Although rar...