Dermoid cyst: a rare tumour of the appendix.
Dermoid cyst is a rare but well recognised cause of a mass in the abdomen. As a cause of a palpable mass in the right iliac fossa, dermoid and epidermoid cysts of the caecum have hitherto been described. We here report a case of a dermoid cyst arising from the vermiform appendix.
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Cotton
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Blake
D000328:Adult; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology*; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male