%0 Journal Article
%T Epidermoid Cysts ¨C A Wide Spectrum of Clinical Presentation and Successful Treatment by Surgery: A Retrospective 10-Year Analysis and Literature Review
%A Dana Langner
%A Georgi Tchernev
%A Katlein Fran£ża
%A Torello Lotti
%A Uwe Wollina
%J Archive of "Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences".
%D 2018
%R 10.3889/oamjms.2018.027
%X Epidermoid cysts are common benign lesions of hair-bearing, and less often glabrous skin. They can also occur in oral mucosa and internal organs. In case of cutaneous lesions, an epidermal punctum is a clinical diagnostic hallmark. The clinical presentation is variable leading to some differential diagnoses. Diagnosis of epidermoid cysts needs histopathological confirmation ¨C not only of the potential of malignant transformation. The treatment of choice is surgery. We report a retrospective analysis of 2159 epidermoid cysts treated surgically. Most of the cases can be performed under local anaesthesia. The complication rate of 2.2% is low. To avoid relapses, the cyst wall has to be removed completely. Rare genetic disorders with multiple cysts are Gardner and Lowe syndrome
%K Epidermoid cysts
%K Pathogenesis
%K Skin
%K Surgery
%K Gardner syndrome
%K Lowe syndrome
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5816307/