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Tingting Zhong1, Hu Ren1, Yang Xu2
1Department of Dermatology The Third Hospital of Mianyang (Sichuan Mental Health Center) Mianyang Sichuan Province China.
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Dermoid cysts require meticulous differential diagnosis, prompt surgical intervention, proactive management of infection and other complications, precise delineation of the lesion prior to operation, and efforts to achieve complete excision. We report a case initially diagnosed as an epidermoid cyst but finally confirmed as a dermoid cyst.
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