
Epidermoid cyst of perineum: a rare case in a young female
Author(s) -
Usman Saeed,
Naveed Mazhar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20150352
Subject(s) - epidermoid cyst , medicine , perineum , differential diagnosis , trunk , epidermal cyst , lesion , cyst , radiology , pathology , anatomy , biology , ecology
Epidermoid cyst is a common, cutaneous, benign lesion that is frequently seen on the face, neck and trunk. It is rarely seen in the perineal region. The differential diagnosis of perineal cystic lesions includes a wide range of lesions, with an epidermoid cyst being a rare entity to be considered, and only a few such cases have been reported in the literature. Our case was a young Asian female who presented with painless perineal swelling for the past 6 months and was diagnosed as having an epidermoid cyst on the basis of diffusion-weighted MRI and contrast enhancement pattern, which was later confirmed by histopathological findings.