Epidermoid cyst beneath the scar after total knee arthroplasty: a case report

The epidermal cysts are benign cysts most commonly found in the head, neck and trunk. An epidermal cyst of the knee is an unusual complication developed after total knee arthroplasty. Here, we present a case of an 83-year-old man with a palpable mass in the left knee located beneath the scar, 3 year...

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Autores principales: Ying, Liwei, Luo, Hua, Ying, Xiaofang, Zhu, Zhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10132947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37124578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad208
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description The epidermal cysts are benign cysts most commonly found in the head, neck and trunk. An epidermal cyst of the knee is an unusual complication developed after total knee arthroplasty. Here, we present a case of an 83-year-old man with a palpable mass in the left knee located beneath the scar, 3 years after total knee arthroplasty. The patient underwent complete surgical excision of the mass. Histological analysis revealed an epidermoid cyst.
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spelling pubmed-101329472023-04-28 Epidermoid cyst beneath the scar after total knee arthroplasty: a case report Ying, Liwei Luo, Hua Ying, Xiaofang Zhu, Zhong J Surg Case Rep Case Report The epidermal cysts are benign cysts most commonly found in the head, neck and trunk. An epidermal cyst of the knee is an unusual complication developed after total knee arthroplasty. Here, we present a case of an 83-year-old man with a palpable mass in the left knee located beneath the scar, 3 years after total knee arthroplasty. The patient underwent complete surgical excision of the mass. Histological analysis revealed an epidermoid cyst. Oxford University Press 2023-04-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10132947/ /pubmed/37124578 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad208 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2023. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Epidermoid cyst beneath the scar after total knee arthroplasty: a case report
title Epidermoid cyst beneath the scar after total knee arthroplasty: a case report
title_full Epidermoid cyst beneath the scar after total knee arthroplasty: a case report
title_fullStr Epidermoid cyst beneath the scar after total knee arthroplasty: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Epidermoid cyst beneath the scar after total knee arthroplasty: a case report
title_short Epidermoid cyst beneath the scar after total knee arthroplasty: a case report
title_sort epidermoid cyst beneath the scar after total knee arthroplasty: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10132947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37124578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad208
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