Congenital Epidermal Cyst of the Umbilicus: A Case Report

Noriko Aramaki-Hattori, Takara Tanaka, Kiyoshi Mukai, Kazuo Kishi

Department of Pathology, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Minato-ku, Japan.
Department of Plastic and Reconstruc- tive Surgery, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Minato-ku, Japan.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

DOI: 10.4236/mps.2013.34026                

Abstract

Epidermal cysts are one of the most common benign skin tumors, although they are rarely found in the umbilicus of a child. Herein we report the case of a 13-year-old girl with a congenital umbilical mass. This mass had been misdiagnosed as a lipoma at birth. Awareness of this lesion can avoid its misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.

Keywords

Congenital; Epidermal Cyst; Umbilicus

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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