title: Intracortical epidermoid cyst of the tibia.
abstract: Epidermoid cyst in a long bone is an extremely rare condition. The authors describe such a tumor located in the cortex of the tibia in a 21-year-old woman. She was successfully treated with curettage and autogenous bone grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Selcuk University Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: H Mustafa
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Senaran
authors.forename: Tunc C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ogun
authors.forename: Pembe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oltulu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed