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Gut. 1986 Mar;27(3):334-6. doi: 10.1136/gut.27.3.334.

Dermoid cyst: a rare tumour of the appendix.

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M H Cotton, J R Blake

PMID: 3699554 PMCID: PMC1433415 DOI: 10.1136/gut.27.3.334
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Abstract

Dermoid cyst is a rare but well recognised cause of a mass in the abdomen. As a cause of a palpable mass in the right iliac fossa, dermoid and epidermoid cysts of the caecum have hitherto been described. We here report a case of a dermoid cyst arising from the vermiform appendix.

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