Two cases of dermoid cyst

[Dermoid cyst].

Dermoid Cyst

a Mahomedan male patient, about 50 yeais ol age, who came from the village of Kalupura in the district of Backergatij, to be rid of a large swelling which lie ''ad earned aboot on the right side of liis head, according to him tor the best part of M years. There was nothing of special interest in the past history of the case except a rather vague account of some injury to the head, received when...

Dermoid cyst of the mediastinum communicating with a bronchus; report of two cases.

Benign tumors of the mediastinum may on occasion reach massive proportions. Previous reports on mediastinal tumors made by Clagett and others include a fibroma weighing over 4000 gm successfully removed, and a lipoma (autopsy specimen) of 12,000 gm. Ganglioneuroma of the mediastinum is a rare lesion and is almost always posterior in origin. Three of 71 cases reviewed by Kent and Blades were in ...

Heterotopic Oral Gastrointestinal Cyst: Report of Two Cases

Introduction: Heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst of the oral cavity is an extremely rare lesion with fewer than 40 cases reported in the English literature. It usually involves the soft tissue covering the floor of the mouth and the tongue. Lining of this lesion resembles gastric or intestinal mucosa. Case Report: In this report we describe the lesion in two boys and discuss their pathogenesis.

A Giant Dermoid Cyst

swelling had been present as long as he could remember, but it was not possible to ascertain with certainty whether or not it was present at birth, that is to say whether it was truly congenital. It had grown slowly and painlessly all his life, but with some increased rapidity during the previous four months. Concealed as it was in the hair (Badagas do not cut the hair of the head), and by the ...