A suprapubic dermoid cyst confused with cutaneous endometriosis: a case report.

OBJECTIVE

To describe a case of suprapubic dermoid cyst that had been mistaken for cutaneous endometriosis.

DESIGN

Case report.

SETTING

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea.

PATIENT(S): A 22-year-old woman with a 5-year history of a slowly growing suprapubic mass, which had begun to bleed intermittently 6 months before presentation.

INTERVENTION(S): Complete excision of the suprapubic mass and primary closure of the wound.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The natural course of the suprapubic dermoid cyst and histologic findings.

RESULT(S): The excised suprapubic mass was histologically diagnosed as a dermoid cyst.

CONCLUSION(S): Subcutaneous dermoid cysts should be part of the differential diagnosis of suprapubic wall masses.