A suprapubic dermoid cyst confused with cutaneous endometriosis: a case report

Fertil Steril. 2008 Mar;89(3):724.e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.03.082. Epub 2007 Jun 4.

Abstract

Objective: To describe a case of suprapubic dermoid cyst that had been mistaken for cutaneous endometriosis.

Design: Case report.

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

Patient(s): 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.

Intervention(s): Complete excision of the suprapubic mass and primary closure of the wound.

Main outcome measure(s): The natural course of the suprapubic dermoid cyst and histologic findings.

Result(s): The excised suprapubic mass was histologically diagnosed as a dermoid cyst.

Conclusion(s): Subcutaneous dermoid cysts should be part of the differential diagnosis of suprapubic wall masses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dermoid Cyst / complications
  • Dermoid Cyst / diagnosis*
  • Dermoid Cyst / pathology
  • Dermoid Cyst / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Endometriosis / diagnosis*
  • Endometriosis / pathology
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Humans
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery