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  • Title: [Case of presacral dermoid cyst].
    Author: Kanda H, Sakurai M, Arima K.
    Journal: Hinyokika Kiyo; 2004 Nov; 50(11):817-20. PubMed ID: 15628546.
    Abstract:
    A case report of a presacral dermoid cyst in an adult. A 39-year-old man visited our hospital because of lower abdominal pain. A soft mass was palpable on the right side wall of rectum. Computed tomographic (CT) scan, transrectal ultrasonography and MR imaging showed presacral cystic tumor with a diameter of 10 cm. The tumor was resected by using a sacral approach. It contained muddy substance and hairs. Histopathological examination showed that the tumor wall was made of stratified squamous epithelium with skin appendage. Hence, it was diagnosed as a dermoid cyst. After operation, wound infection and dehiscence occurred, but it healed after conservative treatment. Complete excision of developmental cysts is advised because of possibility of malignancy and infection.
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