1. A RARE CASE OF CONGENITAL SUPRASTERNAL DERMOID CYST.
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Balabekyan, Arnak, Kowalski, Andrzej, Sygut, Dominik, and Olszewski, Jurek
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NECK surgery , *NECK abnormalities , *BIOPSY , *COMPUTED tomography , *HEAD tumors , *NECK , *NECK tumors , *RARE diseases , *DERMOID cysts - Abstract
Background: Dermoid cysts are benign congenital lesions occurring in about 80% in the ovaries and testicles and only in about 1.6-7% are they found in the head and neck region, mainly in the midline of the body. Case report: A rare case of congenital dermoid cyst in the central compartment of the neck is presented. It was diagnosed when the patient was 10 years old; later at age 22 the patient was re-diagnosed and qualified for surgical treatment. The paper outlines the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed. It demonstrates the value of appropriate tests and exclusion of other possible diseases. Conclusions: Dermoid cysts are a rare disorder affecting mainly the ovaries and testicles which require detailed diagnostics as a part of differential diagnosis. In most cases, they do not cause severe symptoms and often require only simple surgical treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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