Giant Epidermal Cyst on the Perianal Area

J Korean Wound Management Soc > Volume 11(2); 2015 > Article

Clinical Report

Journal of the Korean Wound Management Society 2015;11(2): 103-105.

Giant Epidermal Cyst on the Perianal Area

Hyung-Suk Ro¹, Jin Yong Shin¹, Si-Gyun Roh¹, Nae-Ho Lee¹, Kyung-Moo Yang¹, Sang Jae Noh²

Departments of ¹Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and ²Pathology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea

Published online: 30 November 2015.

ABSTRACT

Epidermal cysts are the most common benign tumor of the skin. Conventional epidermal cysts are spherical masses of the skin that are slow-growing, soft or hard upon palpation, and less than 5 cm in the greatest diameter. Although Epidermal cysts exceeding 5 cm in size have been previously reported, they are rare. Therefore, in large Epidermal cysts, a thorough preoperative evalution with image modalities such as US and MRI is recommended to determine a malignant change. In this case report, we presented a rare case of a giant epidermal cyst in the perianal area that was treated with surgical extirpation and primary wound closure. (J Korean Wound Management Soc 2015;11:103-105)

Key Words: Epidermal cysts, Giant epidermal cyst, Perianal area