Epidermal inclusion cyst of the axilla with calcifications

Epidermal inclusion cyst (EIC) is a benign mass that may occur in any area of abundant hair. It presents as a slowly growing firm nodule that is mostly asymptomatic. It may be confused with malignancy, making a definitive preoperative diagnosis difficult. Herein, we present a case of a 41-year-old p...

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Autores principales: Abu-Mandeel, Eman, Saadeh, Ahmad, Rababaa, Hammam, Al-Share, Mohammed S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36589496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.056
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author Abu-Mandeel, Eman
Saadeh, Ahmad
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Al-Share, Mohammed S.
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description Epidermal inclusion cyst (EIC) is a benign mass that may occur in any area of abundant hair. It presents as a slowly growing firm nodule that is mostly asymptomatic. It may be confused with malignancy, making a definitive preoperative diagnosis difficult. Herein, we present a case of a 41-year-old patient with an EIC of the axilla containing calcifications on the mammogram.
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spelling pubmed-97948942022-12-29 Epidermal inclusion cyst of the axilla with calcifications Abu-Mandeel, Eman Saadeh, Ahmad Rababaa, Hammam Al-Share, Mohammed S. Radiol Case Rep Case Report Epidermal inclusion cyst (EIC) is a benign mass that may occur in any area of abundant hair. It presents as a slowly growing firm nodule that is mostly asymptomatic. It may be confused with malignancy, making a definitive preoperative diagnosis difficult. Herein, we present a case of a 41-year-old patient with an EIC of the axilla containing calcifications on the mammogram. Elsevier 2022-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9794894/ /pubmed/36589496 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.056 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Epidermal inclusion cyst of the axilla with calcifications
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36589496
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