A rare case of a giant epidermal cyst over the back

Authors

  • Neeraj Bansal Department of Surgery, Peoples College of Medical Sciences, Bhanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Ankita Vergadia Department of Surgery, Peoples College of Medical Sciences, Bhanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • A. N. Mashke Department of Surgery, Peoples College of Medical Sciences, Bhanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Aashirwad Datey Department of Surgery, Peoples College of Medical Sciences, Bhanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20200800

Keywords:

Epidermal cysts, Giant, Malignant, Rare

Abstract

Epidermoid cysts are commonly called as sebaceous cysts that mostly occur in the subcutaneous plain. Giant epidermoid cysts are rare and generally greater than 5 cm in size. Few cases of malignant transformation of the sebaceous cysts have also been reported in literature.

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Published

2020-02-26

How to Cite

Bansal, N., Vergadia, A., Mashke, A. N., & Datey, A. (2020). A rare case of a giant epidermal cyst over the back. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 8(3), 1169–1171. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20200800

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