Large presacral epidermoid cyst in an asymptomatic woman

An epidermoid cyst is an infrequent entity among cysts found in the presacral region, frequently coexistent with a meningocele. Diffusion-weighted imaging is known to be a useful diagnostic measure for differentiating presacral epidermoid cysts. Here, we present a large but asymptomatic case found i...

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Autores principales: Izumi, Kyosuke, Tsutsumi, Satoshi, Hara, Takeshi, Ishii, Hisato, Ito, Masanori, Yasumoto, Yukimasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Genitourinary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29484060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.07.017
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Sumario:An epidermoid cyst is an infrequent entity among cysts found in the presacral region, frequently coexistent with a meningocele. Diffusion-weighted imaging is known to be a useful diagnostic measure for differentiating presacral epidermoid cysts. Here, we present a large but asymptomatic case found in the presacral region. Epidermoid cysts should be considered in patients with presacral cysts.

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