Subcutaneous midline suprasternal mass in a ten-month-old girl

A ten-month-old girl presented to our clinic with a progressively enlarging congenital mass at the midline suprasternal location. Histopathologic examination revealed a benign cyst with stratified squamous keratinized epithelium with numerous eccrine glands in the sinus wall. The diagnosis was compa...

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Published in:Dermatology online journal 2010-06, Vol.16 (6), p.6-6
Main Authors: Larralde, Margarita, Sánchez Moya, Ana Isabel, Abad, Maria Eugenia, Luna, Paula C, Heinen, Fernando, Casas, Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dermoid Cyst - diagnostic imaging
Dermoid Cyst - pathology
Dermoid Cyst - surgery
Female
Humans
Infant
Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Subcutaneous Tissue - diagnostic imaging
Subcutaneous Tissue - pathology
Ultrasonography
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Summary:A ten-month-old girl presented to our clinic with a progressively enlarging congenital mass at the midline suprasternal location. Histopathologic examination revealed a benign cyst with stratified squamous keratinized epithelium with numerous eccrine glands in the sinus wall. The diagnosis was compatible with dermoid cyst. Dermoid cysts of the trunk are rare lesions, but a midline location is characteristic for these congenital masses. A dermoid cyst should be high on the list of differential diagnoses given a unilocular midline cyst in a neonate.
ISSN:1087-2108
1087-2108
DOI:10.5070/D34TC9658P