title: Laparoscopic resection of an epidermal inclusion cyst at the vaginal cuff.
abstract: An epidermal inclusion cyst rarely occurs at the vaginal cuff, whereas it sometimes develops at the vulva and the site of episiotomy due to entrapment of the squamous epithelium. We present the case of a 58-year-old woman who developed an epidermal cyst at the vaginal cuff 6 years after laparoscopic hysterectomy. Although we could not make a precise diagnosis at imaging before the operation, the cyst was completely removed at laparoscopic surgery without any complications. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an epidermal inclusion cyst at the vaginal cuff that was successfully treated at laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery was useful in magnifying the surgical field and in delicate manipulation of various devices to resect this pelvic floor tumor that required adhesiolysis of surrounding organs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nissay Hospital, Osaka City, Japan. michiko-kodama@pop12.odn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Funato
mesh_terms: D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*