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Subcutaneous midline suprasternal mass in a ten-month-old girl.

Authors :
Larralde M
Sánchez Moya AI
Abad ME
Luna PC
Heinen F
Casas G
Source :
Dermatology online journal [Dermatol Online J] 2010 Jun 15; Vol. 16 (6), pp. 6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Jun 15.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

A ten-month-old girl presented to our clinic with a progressively enlarging congenital mass at the midline suprasternal location. Histopathologic examination revealed a benign cyst with stratified squamous keratinized epithelium with numerous eccrine glands in the sinus wall. The diagnosis was compatible with dermoid cyst. Dermoid cysts of the trunk are rare lesions, but a midline location is characteristic for these congenital masses. A dermoid cyst should be high on the list of differential diagnoses given a unilocular midline cyst in a neonate.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1087-2108
Volume :
16
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Dermatology online journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
20579461