Epidermal inclusion cyst

Case contributed by Mahmoud Nady Hassan Mostafa
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Swelling at the nape of the neck long time back

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
ultrasound

A well defined benign-looking heterogeneously hypo echoic mass lesion is seen at the deep cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue, It shows posterior acoustic enhancement.

No internal vascularity on applying color Doppler .

Case Discussion

Sebaceous cyst or epidermal inclusion cysts are common cutaneous lesions that represent proliferation of squamous epithelium within a confined space in the dermis or subdermis.

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