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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 late-presenting complication of male circumcision.<ref name=elshozi2012">{{REFjournal
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==Treatment==
Dermoid cysts are treated by surgical excision of the cyst.<ref name=elshozi2012"/> <ref name="okeke2009">{{REFjournal |last=Okeke |first= |init=LI |author-link= |etal=no |title=Epidermal inclusion cyst as a rare complication of neonatal male circumcision: a case report |trans-title= |language= |journal=Journal of Medical Case Reports 2 |location= |date=2009-07-14 |volume=3 |issue= |article= |page=7321 |pages= |url=https://www.scienceopen.com/document_file/88322397-2047-4e82-ba8e-47c3323b866a/PubMedCentral/88322397-2047-4e82-ba8e-47c3323b866a.pdf |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=19830186 |pubmedCID=2737759 |DOI=10.4076/1752-1947-3-7321 |accessdate=2022-02-27}}</ref>
==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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