Abstract:

Dermoid cysts, a majority of which arise from the ovaries and testicles, can occur in any part of the body in which embryonic elements fuse together. The epithelial-lined cystic cavity of dermoid cysts encloses skin appendages such as hair, hair follicles, sebaceous, and sweat glands. In the literature, very few studies have reported umbilicus-located dermoid cysts. Dermoid cysts generally present as painless slow-growing well-circumscribed lesions. A standard treatment for dermoid cysts, whose definitive diagnosis can be made through histopathological examinations, is surgical excision of the lesion. This study reports a rare case of an umbilicus-located dermoid cyst detected through ultrasound, wherein a dermoid cyst was diagnosed in histopathological evaluation after surgical excision.

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