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{{Construction Site}}A '''dermoid cyst''' is a cyst of the [[skin]] that uncommonly occurs at the site of the [[circumcision]] wound as it heals. It is a late-presenting [[complication ]] of male circumcision.<refname=elshozi2012">{{REFjournal
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|title=Penile Epidermal Inclusion Cyst
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|title=Circumcision mishaps in Nigerian children
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|date=2009-10
|DOI=10.4103/1596-3519.59583
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}}</ref> Ekenze & Ezomike (2013) reported 4 cases of implantation dermoid cyst among 64 patients in Nigeria.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Complications of neonatal circumcision requiring surgical intervention in a developing country
|journal=J Trop Pediatr
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}}</ref> Appiah et al. (2016) reported 3 cases of epidermal inclusion cyst among 72 cases of circumcision complications in Ghana.<ref name="appiah2016">{{REFjournal
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|title=Circumcision-related tragedies seen in children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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==Treatment==
Dermoid cysts are treated by surgical excision of the cyst.<ref name=elshozi2012"/><ref name="okeke2009">{{REFjournal
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|title=Epidermal inclusion cyst as a rare complication of neonatal male circumcision: a case report
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==Case reports==
Okeke (2009) reported the case of a ten-year-old [[circumcised]] boy in Nigeria with a swelling on the ventral aspect of his [[penis]] at the [[circumcision scar]].<ref name="okeke2009"/>
Saini et al. (2010) reported the case of a fiwe-year-old boy who presented with an epidermal inclusion cyst on his [[penis]], which was a late complication of [[circumcision]].<ref name="saini2010">{{REFjournal
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El-Shazly et al. (2012) reported the case of a 32-year-old male with an epidermal inclusion cyst on his [[penis]] secondary to circumcision. The cyst contained a stone and had two urethrocutaneous fistulae.<ref name=elshozi2012" />
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[[Category:Circumcision complication]]
[[Category:Medical term]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Categoryde:TermDermoidzyste]]