Thyroid Epidermal Cysts in a Developing Community
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The epidermoid cyst is a benign lesion which characteristically consists of a cyst lined by squamous epithelium and contains keratinous debris [1]. With regard to the thyroid gland, it is usually not diagnosed until biopsy is undertaken [2-7]. Therefore, this paper presents 3 cases found by means of the establishment of a histopathology data pool as was recommended by a Birmingham (UK) group [8], the ethnic group concerned being the Ibos/Igbos who are domiciled in South-eastern Nigeria [9]. Investigation
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Thyroid Epidermal Cysts in a Developing Community
The epidermoid cyst is a benign lesion which characteristically consists of a cyst lined by squamous epithelium and contains keratinous debris [1]. With regard to the thyroid gland, it is usually not diagnosed until biopsy is undertaken [2-7]. Therefore, this paper presents 3 cases found by means of the establishment of a histopathology data pool as was recommended by a Birmingham (UK) group [8...
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تاریخ انتشار 2018