Summary
Epidermoid cysts are commonly encountered in clinical practice and while the majority
are benign, isolated cases of premalignant and malignant conditions have been identified
in their walls. We report four cases of squamous cell carcinoma arising in the walls
of epidermoid cysts and review the literature.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 24, 2012
Accepted:
February 4,
2012
Received:
August 23,
2011
Footnotes
☆Presented (in part) as a poster presentation at the BAPRAS Meeting, London, 2009.
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Copyright
© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
