title: Malignant squamous cell carcinoma arising in a lumbar dermoid cyst. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Udagawa
mesh_terms: 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*