A suprapubic dermoid cyst confused with cutaneous endometriosis: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of suprapubic dermoid cyst that had been mistaken for cutaneous endometriosis.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea.


METHODS
A 22-year-old woman with a 5-year history of a slowly growing suprapubic mass, which had begun to bleed intermittently 6 months before presentation.


METHODS
Complete excision of the suprapubic mass and primary closure of the wound.


METHODS
The natural course of the suprapubic dermoid cyst and histologic findings.


RESULTS
The excised suprapubic mass was histologically diagnosed as a dermoid cyst.


CONCLUSIONS
Subcutaneous dermoid cysts should be part of the differential diagnosis of suprapubic wall masses.
Kim
Mi-Kyung
MK
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Jung Ryeol
JR
Jee
Byung Chul
BC
Ku
Seung-Yup
SY
Suh
Chang Suk
CS
Kim
Seok Hyun
SH
D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery