A Rare Suprasternal Cystic Neck Mass in a Pediatric Patient: Epidermoid Cyst

Unusual neck mass in an adult

“…Among neck lesions occurring in the midline, dermoid, epidermoid and thyroglossal duct cyst should be considered, but cervical cleft and teratoma are also possible. Like in our patient, EC is a benign, firm, round lesion, composed of only squamous epithelium, occurring mostly in young and middle-aged adults[2]. Typical localization of EC is head and neck, especially submental region and the midline of the neck, superficially in subcutaneous tissue[1].…”

“…However, congenital neck lesions may be diagnosed not only in children, but also in adulthood. The most common among them are thyroglossal duct (TDC), branchial cleft, and epidermoid cysts (EC) [1,2,3]. Establishing the etiology is helpful for appropriate treatment planning.…”

Epidermoid cyst of the suprasternal region: a rare case report

“…In exception of very few cases (Bowen's disease, Paget's disease, and squamous cell carcinoma), they are generally benign lesions. 2 …”

“…Dermoid and epidremoid cyst of the head and neck account for 7% of all dermoid epidermoid cysts. 2 Suprasternal region is an uncommon site of presentation for epidermoid cyst with the first case documented in Turkey 2 in 2008 and recently six in india. 1 We report a case of an epidermoid cyst in the suprasternal region, presented as a large mass associated with odynophagia and weight loss.…”

Surface modification by deposition of IPA plasma and gellan gum/chitosan hybrid hydrogel onto thermoplastic polyurethane for controlled release of N‐acetylcysteine

“…[40][41][42][43][44] It is a cheap, harmless, convenient, and effective medicine for pharmacotherapy. [45][46][47][48] Recently, nonwoven fabric has been widely used as biomedical materials, biosensors, [8] and bioreactors, which has some advantages including resistant acid and base, large surface area, and mechanical strength. [49,50] In this study, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU, advantages: weathering resistance, oil resistance, heat and aging resistance, water proof, transparent, and elasticity) nonwoven fabric is used as a drug carrier material.…”