Clitoral epidermoid cyst secondary to blunt trauma in a 9-year-old child

Epidermoid cysts are slowly growing tumors arising from invagination of the epidermis into the dermis traumatically or spontaneously. This implantation in the clitoris is most commonly induced by female genital mutilation. The reported cases with spontaneous onset of this clitoral lesion are...

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Main Authors: Neslihan Celik, Sule Yalçin, Safak Güçer, Ibrahim Karnak
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2011-02-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1733
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description Epidermoid cysts are slowly growing tumors arising from invagination of the epidermis into the dermis traumatically or spontaneously. This implantation in the clitoris is most commonly induced by female genital mutilation. The reported cases with spontaneous onset of this clitoral lesion are scarce. Trauma other than female circumcision predisposing to the onset of the cyst has not been mentioned before. A nine-year-old girl was presented for swelling in the pubic region with the onset following an accidental trauma; the diagnosis was determined to be epidermoid cyst of the clitoris after a brief preoperative evaluation and an accurate surgical management.
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spelling doaj-art-b0b0dbcbea794c08adaf55de260ae3242025-08-20T03:00:54ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212011-02-01531Clitoral epidermoid cyst secondary to blunt trauma in a 9-year-old childNeslihan Celik0Sule YalçinSafak GüçerIbrahim KarnakDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Epidermoid cysts are slowly growing tumors arising from invagination of the epidermis into the dermis traumatically or spontaneously. This implantation in the clitoris is most commonly induced by female genital mutilation. The reported cases with spontaneous onset of this clitoral lesion are scarce. Trauma other than female circumcision predisposing to the onset of the cyst has not been mentioned before. A nine-year-old girl was presented for swelling in the pubic region with the onset following an accidental trauma; the diagnosis was determined to be epidermoid cyst of the clitoris after a brief preoperative evaluation and an accurate surgical management. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1733
spellingShingle Neslihan Celik
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Clitoral epidermoid cyst secondary to blunt trauma in a 9-year-old child
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Clitoral epidermoid cyst secondary to blunt trauma in a 9-year-old child
title_full Clitoral epidermoid cyst secondary to blunt trauma in a 9-year-old child
title_fullStr Clitoral epidermoid cyst secondary to blunt trauma in a 9-year-old child
title_full_unstemmed Clitoral epidermoid cyst secondary to blunt trauma in a 9-year-old child
title_short Clitoral epidermoid cyst secondary to blunt trauma in a 9-year-old child
title_sort clitoral epidermoid cyst secondary to blunt trauma in a 9 year old child
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1733
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