A Case of Large Dermoid Cyst.
- Author:
Chung Soo KAY
1
;
Gyul KIM
;
Sun Ho CHEE
;
Byong Wan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Dermoid Cyst*;
Germ Layers;
Hair;
Mesoderm;
Neural Tube;
Scalp;
Sebum;
Skin;
Subcutaneous Tissue
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1977;6(2):549-554
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors describe a case of large dermoid cyst of the scalp which removed surgically and cosmetically. Dermoid cyst is derived from epiblastic cells predestined to form skin which become detached from their neighbours and included in mesenchyme at about third to the fifth week of feral life, when the neural tube is closing. The contents of the cyst are thus mixtures of keratin, sebum, and hair, according to the proportionate development of these elements. It is usually a single tumor and may develop almost anywhere in the subcutaneous tissue, being of variable size.
