Affiliation:
1. Post-Graduate Student, Department of Pathology, RIMS, Ranchi.
2. Post-Graduate Student,Department of Pathology,RIMS,Ranchi.
3. Kumar Singh
Abstract
Background: An epidermoid cyst is a benign cyst derived from the infundibulum or upper portion of a hair follicle,
encapsulated in a thin layer of epidermis-like epithelium. They are common ,painless lump can occur anywhere in body
and usually do not require treatment,unless a person wants to have them removed due to cosmetic reasons,or if the cysts
is infected. Material and method:It is a retrospective record based study,performed in department of Pathology RIMS,
Ranchi.Study population included all cases those who came for fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) for the swelling
over different areas on body, with some common clinical presentations of pain, mild pain or no pain and gradually
increasing in size from January 2020-July 2021.Result:A total of 105 cases recorded with FNAC diagnosis of epidermoid
cyst of which 62% were male, majority were adults of age group 21-30 years(33.33%) and most common site is
submandibular region 19% followed by face 16% and periauricular region 13%.Conclusion: Epidermoid cyst are
common in adult males and more frequent on upper trunk.
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