title: Epidermoid cyst of the cecum.
abstract: An epidermoid cyst of the cecum is reported in an 8-year-old girl who presented with vague abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound scan showed a mass that was cystic in nature. During operation, a subserosal cystic mass was found in the wall of the cecum and confirmed to be an epidermoid cyst histopathologically. This is the first case of epidermoid cyst of the cecum in children reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fatih University, Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Andiran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dayi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caydere
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dilmen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dilmen
mesh_terms: D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans