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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 complication of male circumcision.<ref name=elshozi2012">{{REFjournal | 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.<ref name=elshozi2012">{{REFjournal | ||
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==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Dermoid cysts are treated by surgical excision of the cyst.<ref name=elshozi2012"/> | 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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|journal=Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 | |||
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|date=2009-07-14 | |||
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|url=https://www.scienceopen.com/document_file/88322397-2047-4e82-ba8e-47c3323b866a/PubMedCentral/88322397-2047-4e82-ba8e-47c3323b866a.pdf | |||
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|DOI=10.4076/1752-1947-3-7321 | |||
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==Case reports== | ==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" /> | |||
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