Two Cases of Giant Epidermal Cyst Occurring in the Neck
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Two Cases of Giant Epidermal Cyst Occurring in the Neck
Epidermal cysts are the most common cysts of the skin. Aconventional epidermal cyst rarely reaches a size of more than 5 cm in diameter. We report on two cases of giant epidermal cyst occurring in the neck. One patient had a cyst measuring 12×9×9 cm and the other patient had a non-pulsatile, dome-shaped lesion in the neck, which measured 6×5×3 cm. The lesions were totally excised. Histopatholog...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Dermatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1013-9087
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2011.23.s1.s135