Epidermoid Cyst - A Clinical Case Report

Kavisha Kapoor Lal; Dhruvendra  Lal; Vijay Obed

Kavisha Kapoor Lal Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, CDC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Dhruvendra Lal Assistant Professor cum CMO, Department of Community Medicine, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Vijay Obed Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

Keywords: Epidermoid Cysts, Sebaceous Cyst, Gluteal Region, Keratin Granules

Abstract

Epidermoid cysts are generally avascular intradermal or subcutaneous
masses that can commonly occur anywhere in the body but are
specifically seen on the face, neck, and trunk and range from 1-4 cm
in size. These can be asymptomatic. This is a clinical case of a 26-yearold
female patient who presented with a large, slow-growing mass in
her right gluteal region. Ultrasound was performed as an investigation
which revealed a large oval avascular cystic mass in her right gluteal
region which later was excised and sent for pathological investigation
that revealed an epidermoid cyst measuring 2.8 x 1.5 cm.

How to cite this article:
Lal KK, Lal D, Obed V. Epidermoid Cyst - A
Clinical Case Report. Ind J Youth Adol Health.
2021;8(3):12-14.

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