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- Title
Epidermal cyst in the patent processus vaginalis: An unusual inguinal mass in a girl.
- Authors
Karnak, İbrahim; Haliloğlu, Mithat; Güçer, Şafak
- Abstract
Epidermal cyst is a benign tumor that grows slowly and develops from entrapment of epidermis into the dermis. Inguinal canal is an extremely unusual location for an epidermal cyst in children. Here in, a 6-year-old girl presenting with inguinal mass which was diagnosed to be epidermal cyst in the patent processus vaginalis sac is reported. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first case of epidermal cyst in the patent processus vaginalis in a child.
- Subjects
EPIDERMAL cyst; DISEASES in girls; TRICHOMONAS vaginalis; EPIDERMIS; DIAGNOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2015, Vol 57, Issue 6, p629
- ISSN
0041-4301
- Publication type
Case Study