The authors describe two cases of phalangeal intraosseous epidermoid cyst. Two theories try to explain their origin. One theory sees traumatic implantation of epidermal cells as causative. A second theory is based on faulty embryogenesis.

Full clinicopathological details and clinical follow up of a case of malignant transformation within a tailgut cyst are presented. A 43 year old woman presented with signs and symptoms of an imminent threatened abortion. Routine examination identified a coincidental, asymptomatic retrorectal/presacral mass. Following imaging studies, surgical resection was carried out and an adenocarcinoma aris...

Introduction: Epidermoid cysts are rare, slow‑growing, benign, developmental cysts, which are derived from abnormally situated ectodermal tissue. Epidermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth represent

To improve the cosmetic results of removing epidermal cysts, minimally invasive methods have been proposed. We proposed a new minimally invasive method that completely removes a cyst through a small hole made by a CO2 laser. Twenty-five patients with epidermal cysts, which were 0.5 to 1.5 cm in diameter, non-inflamed, and freely movable, were treated. All of the patients were satisfied with the...

124 Ann Dermatol Received January 17, 2015, Revised March 4, 2015, Accepted for publication March 24, 2015 Corresponding author: Mihn-Sook Jue, Department of Dermatology, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, 53, Jinhwangdo-ro 61-gil, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 05368, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2225-1388, Fax: 82-2-471-5514, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms ...

Although epidermal cysts are frequently observed throughout the body, they are rarely found in the retrorectal/presacral regions. Retrorectal epidermal cysts are congenital lesions of ectodermal origin and generally occur in women during the reproductive period. In this case report, a 47 year old female patient with 25 years of complaint of a mass extending from the perianal region to the retro...

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to describe the MRI findings of subcutaneous epidermal cysts with an emphasis on determining the presence of rupture. CONCLUSION Epidermal cysts show a fluidlike signal with variable low-signal components on T2-weighted images and peripheral rim enhancement on gadolinium-enhanced images. Most ruptured cysts have septa, show thick and irregular rim enhancement, and are ac...

that of other agents. It is likely to be beneficial in the modulation of the disease activity while having a positive effect on the skin graft on the ulcer in this case. In the case reported here, a split thickness skin graft on the lower extremity ulcer associated with Sneddon’s syndrome took successfully. The other lesions healed and satisfactory results were obtained. Due to the extremely ra...