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Pilonidal cysts may be caused by a congenital pilonidal dimple. [14] Excessive sweating can also contribute to the formation of a pilonidal cyst: moisture can fill a stretched hair follicle, which helps create a low-oxygen environment that promotes the growth of anaerobic bacteria, often found in pilonidal cysts. The presence of bacteria and ...
A dermoid cyst is a teratoma of a cystic nature that contains an array of developmentally mature, solid tissues. It frequently consists of skin, hair follicles, and sweat glands, while other commonly found components include clumps of long hair, pockets of sebum, blood, fat, bone, nail, teeth, eyes, cartilage, and thyroid tissue.
A sacral dimple (also termed pilonidal dimple or spinal dimple) [1] is a small depression in the skin, located just above the buttocks. [2] [3] [4] [5] The name comes ...
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Marsupialization is the surgical technique of cutting a slit into an abscess or cyst and suturing the edges of the slit to form a continuous surface from the exterior surface to the interior surface of the cyst or abscess. Sutured in this fashion, the site remains open and can drain freely.
Neonatal tumors present at birth protruding from the sacral site and are usually mature or immature teratomas. Among infants and young children, the tumor presents as a palpable mass in the sacropelvic region compressing the bladder or rectum. [15] These pelvic tumors have a greater likelihood of being malignant.
Nurse accidentally dropped needle into woman’s vagina while stitching her up after childbirth
A dermoid cyst, also called a dermoid or mature cystic teratoma, is an abnormal cyst that usually affects women during their childbearing years (15-40; the average age is 30), is usually benign, and can range in size from half an inch to 17 inches in diameter. Dermoid cysts are usually present at birth and continue to grow in size as one ages.