Malignant squamous cell carcinoma arising in a lumbar dermoid cyst. A case report.
A case of malignant transformation to a squamous cell carcinoma in a long-standing lumbar dermoid cyst is described. Progress was slow during 6 years. This type of transformation in a dermoid cyst is extremely uncommon and has never been recorded at this site.
Ino
M
M
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
Nagase
M
M
Tsuge
K
K
Kamata
M
M
Udagawa
E
E
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*