The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2013 , Vol 55 , Num 5
Laparoscopy-assisted excision of ileocecal dermoid cyst in an 11-year-old boy
Departments of 1Pediatric Surgery, 2Pediatric Pathology and 3Pediatric Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine,
Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: ikarnak@hacettepe.edu.tr
The ileocecal region is an extremely rare location for a dermoid cyst (DC)
in children, and as such, it is not considered in the differential diagnosis of
cystic masses of the ileocecal region. Herein, the authors present the first
childhood case of ileocecal DC, which was treated with laparoscopy-assisted
excision. DC should be included in the differential diagnosis for a cystic mass
located in the ileocecal region in children.
Keywords :
dermoid cyst, cecum, mesentery, ileocecal region, ileum.