A suprapubic dermoid cyst confused with cutaneous endometriosis: a case report
Mi-Kyung Kim1, Jung Ryeol Lee, Byung Chul Jee
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Objective:
To describe a case of suprapubic dermoid cyst that had been mistaken for cutaneous endometriosis.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea.
Patient(S):
A 22-year-old woman with a 5-year history of a slowly growing suprapubic mass, which had begun to bleed intermittently 6 months before presentation.
Intervention(S):
Complete excision of the suprapubic mass and primary closure of the wound.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
The natural course of the suprapubic dermoid cyst and histologic findings.
Result(S):
The excised suprapubic mass was histologically diagnosed as a dermoid cyst.
Conclusion(S):
Subcutaneous dermoid cysts should be part of the differential diagnosis of suprapubic wall masses.
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