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Surgical treatment for a giant epidermoid cyst on the buttock
Author(s) -
Cui Xiaomei,
Wu Xiaoyan,
Yao Xiaodong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.13275
Subject(s) - epidermoid cyst , medicine , epidermal cyst , lesion , cyst , surgery , pathology
An epidermoid cyst is a common keratin‐filled epithelial‐lined cyst in clinic, which generally present as a slowly and progressively growing lesion. Surgical treatment is usually performed for epidermoid cysts. In this article, we describe a giant epidermoid cyst on the buttock, which has been growing for 20 years with no rupture.