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==Overview==
==Overview==
Dermoid cyst must be differentiated from teratoma, as well as other common benign tumors that develop in the head and neck, ovaries, or spine (such as pilar cysts, steatocystoma, pilomatrixoma, encephalocele, vascular deformations, lipoleiomyoma, pilonidal cyst, and lipoma).  
Dermoid cyst must be differentiated from [[teratoma]], as well as other common [[benign tumor]]s that develop in the head and neck, [[ovaries]], or spine (such as [[pilar cyst]]s, [[steatocystoma]], [[pilomatrixoma]], [[encephalocele]], [[vascular malformation]]s, [[lipoleiomyoma]], [[pilonidal cyst]], and [[lipoma]]).  


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
===Head and Neck===
===Head and Neck===
Dermoid cysts of head and neck must be differentiated from the following:<ref name="pmid23056976">{{cite journal| author=Ohta N, Watanabe T, Ito T, Kubota T, Suzuki Y, Ishida A et al.| title=A case of sublingual dermoid cyst: extending the limits of the oral approach. | journal=Case Rep Otolaryngol | year= 2012 | volume= 2012 | issue=  | pages= 634949 | pmid=23056976 | doi=10.1155/2012/634949 | pmc=PMC3465894 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23056976  }} </ref><ref name="wd">Dermoid cyst. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermoid_cyst Accessed on February 4, 2016.</ref>
Dermoid cysts of head and neck must be differentiated from the following:<ref name="pmid23056976">{{cite journal| author=Ohta N, Watanabe T, Ito T, Kubota T, Suzuki Y, Ishida A et al.| title=A case of sublingual dermoid cyst: extending the limits of the oral approach. | journal=Case Rep Otolaryngol | year= 2012 | volume= 2012 | issue=  | pages= 634949 | pmid=23056976 | doi=10.1155/2012/634949 | pmc=PMC3465894 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23056976  }} </ref><ref name="wd">Dermoid cyst. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermoid_cyst Accessed on February 4, 2016.</ref>
*Pilarcysts (trichilemmal cyst)
*[[Pilar cyst]]s ([[trichilemmal cyst]])
**Acquired
**Acquired
**Intradermal
**[[Intradermal]]
**Scalp is the most common site
**[[Scalp]] is the most common site
*Steatocystoma multiplex
*[[Steatocystoma]] multiplex
*Pilomatrixoma
*[[Pilomatrixoma]]
*Encephalocele (when dermoid cysts appear on the medial aspect of the orbit)
*[[Encephalocele]] (when dermoid cysts appear on the medial aspect of the orbit)
*Ranula
*[[Ranula]]
*Vascular leiomyoma of the extracranial scalp
*Vascular [[leiomyoma]] of the extracranial [[scalp]]


===Ovarian Dermoid Cysts===
===Ovarian Dermoid Cysts===
*Ovarian dermoid cysts must be differentiated from the following:
*Ovarian dermoid cysts must be differentiated from the following:
**Haemorrhagic ovarian cyst
**[[Haemorrhagic ovarian cyst]]
**Pedunculated lipoleiomyoma of the uterus
**Pedunculated [[lipoleiomyoma]] of the [[uterus]]
**Ovarian serous or mucinous cystadenoma/cystadenocarcinoma  
**Ovarian serous or mucinous [[cystadenoma]]/[[cystadenocarcinoma]]


===Spinal Dermoid Cysts===
===Spinal Dermoid Cysts===
*Spinal dermoid cysts must be differentiated from the following:<ref name="pmid23508636">{{cite journal| author=Sharma M, Mally R, Velho V| title=Ruptured conus medullaris dermoid cyst with fat droplets in the central canal [corrected]. | journal=Asian Spine J | year= 2013 | volume= 7 | issue= 1 | pages= 50-4 | pmid=23508636 | doi=10.4184/asj.2013.7.1.50 | pmc=PMC3596585 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23508636  }} </ref>
*Spinal dermoid cysts must be differentiated from the following:<ref name="pmid23508636">{{cite journal| author=Sharma M, Mally R, Velho V| title=Ruptured conus medullaris dermoid cyst with fat droplets in the central canal [corrected]. | journal=Asian Spine J | year= 2013 | volume= 7 | issue= 1 | pages= 50-4 | pmid=23508636 | doi=10.4184/asj.2013.7.1.50 | pmc=PMC3596585 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23508636  }} </ref>
**Lipoma
**[[Lipoma]]
**Teratoma
**[[Teratoma]]
**Spinal cord tumors (astrocytoma and ependymoma)
**Spinal cord tumors ([[astrocytoma]] and [[ependymoma]])


===Others===
===Others===
Dermoid cysts must also be differentiated from the following:<ref>Intracranial dermoid cyst. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1 Accessed on February 5, 2016.</ref>
Dermoid cysts must also be differentiated from the following:<ref>Intracranial dermoid cyst. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1 Accessed on February 5, 2016.</ref>
*Teratoma
*[[Teratoma]]
*Pilonidal cyst
*[[Pilonidal cyst]]
*craniopharyngioma
*[[Craniopharyngioma]]
*Metastases (cutaneous or lymph nodal lesions)  
*[[Metastases]] (cutaneous or lymph nodal lesions)  
*Cutaneous ectopic brain
*Cutaneous ectopic brain
*Lymphatic malformation
*Lymphatic malformation

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]

Overview

Dermoid cyst must be differentiated from teratoma, as well as other common benign tumors that develop in the head and neck, ovaries, or spine (such as pilar cysts, steatocystoma, pilomatrixoma, encephalocele, vascular malformations, lipoleiomyoma, pilonidal cyst, and lipoma).

Differential Diagnosis

Head and Neck

Dermoid cysts of head and neck must be differentiated from the following:[1][2]

Ovarian Dermoid Cysts

Spinal Dermoid Cysts

Others

Dermoid cysts must also be differentiated from the following:[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ohta N, Watanabe T, Ito T, Kubota T, Suzuki Y, Ishida A; et al. (2012). "A case of sublingual dermoid cyst: extending the limits of the oral approach". Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2012: 634949. doi:10.1155/2012/634949. PMC 3465894. PMID 23056976.
  2. ↑ Dermoid cyst. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermoid_cyst Accessed on February 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Sharma M, Mally R, Velho V (2013). "Ruptured conus medullaris dermoid cyst with fat droplets in the central canal [corrected]". Asian Spine J. 7 (1): 50–4. doi:10.4184/asj.2013.7.1.50. PMC 3596585. PMID 23508636.
  4. ↑ Intracranial dermoid cyst. Radiopaedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/intracranial-dermoid-cyst-1 Accessed on February 5, 2016.


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