An Unusual Perineal Swelling: A Cyst Between the Sphincters

Epidermal cysts are very common lesions. Here we present the unusual case of an epidermal cyst occurring between the anal sphincters, presenting as a lump in the perineum. This was successfully excised with careful dissection of the intersphincteric plane. To our knowledge this is the only case of i...

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Published inJournal of surgical case reports Vol. 2010; no. 9; p. 2
Main Authors Lake, ES, Engledow, AH, Cohen, CRG
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England JSCR Publishing Ltd 01.11.2010
Oxford University Press
Subjects
anus
Care and treatment
Case studies
Colorectal Surgery
cyst
Diagnosis
epidermal
Epidermal cyst
Excision (Surgery)
Health aspects
Magnetic resonance imaging
sphincter
United Kingdom
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Summary:Epidermal cysts are very common lesions. Here we present the unusual case of an epidermal cyst occurring between the anal sphincters, presenting as a lump in the perineum. This was successfully excised with careful dissection of the intersphincteric plane. To our knowledge this is the only case of its kind reported in the literature.
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ISSN:2042-8812
2042-8812
DOI:10.1093/jscr/2010.9.2