An Unusual Perineal Swelling: A Cyst Between the Sphincters

Epidermal cysts are very common lesions. Here we present the unusual case of an epidermal cyst occurring between the anal sphincters, presenting as a lump in the perineum. This was successfully excised with careful dissection of the intersphincteric plane. To our knowledge this is the only case of i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lake, ES, Engledow, AH, Cohen, CRG
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010
Materias:
Colorectal Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.9.2
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Sumario:Epidermal cysts are very common lesions. Here we present the unusual case of an epidermal cyst occurring between the anal sphincters, presenting as a lump in the perineum. This was successfully excised with careful dissection of the intersphincteric plane. To our knowledge this is the only case of its kind reported in the literature.

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