title: [Dermoid cyst of the diaphragm: a case report].
abstract: Dermoid cysts involving the diaphragm are rare and their symptomatology is non-specific. CT is the principal diagnostic tool, but it may fail to distinguish whether a cyst is located above, below, or within the diaphragm. Surgical excision of dermoid cysts is recommended because of the possibility of malignant degeneration.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive et transplantation, hôpital Claude-Huriez, CHRU de Lille, 1, place de Verdun, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
authors.forename: A-F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Bouras
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zerbib
authors.forename: F-R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Pruvot
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chambon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001247:Asthenia / Q000209:etiology; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery