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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan-Jun;7(1):151-154.
doi: 10.4103/ams.ams_68_16.

Epidermoid Cyst: Clinical and Surgical Case Report

Jose Carlos Garcia de Mendonça  1 , Ellen Cristina Gaetti Jardim  2   3 , Cauê Monteiro Dos Santos  3 , Danilo Chizzolini Masocatto  3 , Diones Calado de Quadros  3 , Murilo Moura Oliveira  3 , Juliana Andrade Macena  3 , Fernando Ribeiro Teixeira  3
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Case Reports

Epidermoid Cyst: Clinical and Surgical Case Report

Jose Carlos Garcia de Mendonça et al. Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

The epidermoid cyst is a development cyst, skin, filled with keratin and imprisoned by stratified squamous epithelium similar to skin. They are more frequent in males. Clinically presenting as flabby, prevalent over the face, neck and back. They are usually asymptomatic and its etiology is directly linked to trauma, as well as the imprisonment of epithelial rests during embryonic fusion. This study aims to present a case report of a patient 54 years old, with an epidermal cyst in the face, which was treated surgically.

Keywords: Diagnostics; epidermal cyst; surgery.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Extensive edema in the right hemiface causing asymmetry from the region of the outer corner of the mouth to the submandibular region
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Figure 2
In a lower view, one can better visualize the limits of the lesion. Oval and well delimited
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Figure 3
Axial computed tomography. Homogeneous mass, well circumscribed with more than five centimeters in its greatest extensionagreement
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Figure 4
Ultrasound of the cystic lesion. Hypoechoic cystic lesion measuring 5.3 cm × 4.6 cm × 5.1 cm
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Figure 5
Well delimited mass being removed in a single block, surgically
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Figure 6
Epidermal cyst-cystic cavity lined by stratified squamous epithelium and filled with corneal lamellae anucleate
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Figure 7
Excess skin removed to facilitate primary closure and improvement in esthetic quality after removal of cystic masswithout
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Figure 8
Postoperative appearance of 1 month. Esthetic quality. Facial symmetry
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