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Ana Mercedes Victoria-Martínez1, Laura Cubells-Sánchez1, Lorena Martínez-Leborans1
1Department of Dermatology, University General Hospital of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Abstract:
We present a case report of a patient with epidermal inclusion cyst as a late complication of female genital mutilation (FGM). We describe the management of the patient, and a review of the literature. We report the clinical and pathological findings in a 37-year-old female patient from Nigeria, with a clitoral mass of 1 year duration. She declared to have an FGM since she was 5 years. The lesion was excised successfully with good cosmetic results. Histological examination revealed epidermal cyst with the presence of granular layer. An epidermal inclusion cyst can develop as a long-term consequence of FGM.
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