Epidermoid Cyst of the Cecum.
- Author:
Jae Young PARK
1
;
Youn Wha KIM
;
Kil Yeon LEE
;
Ji Youn SUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Epidermoid cyst; Cecum
- MeSH: Academic Medical Centers; Cecum*; Colon; Epidermal Cyst*; Female; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors; Humans; Middle Aged
- From:Annals of Coloproctology 2015;31(1):37-39
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: An epidermoid cyst of the cecum is extremely rare; only eight cases have been reported in the literature. A 63-year-old woman was admitted to Kyung Hee University Medical Center with a colonic mass that had been discovered incidentally during a regular health check-up. The radiographic impression was that this mass was a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. During surgery, an exophytic mass in the cecal wall was resected by using an ileocecectomy. Based on the macroscopic and the microscopic findings, this case was identified as an epidermoid cyst of the cecal wall. We report this case to discuss the origin of this entity and the unusual nature of our case.
