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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 cysts are rare benign tumors. Spinal dermoid cysts commonly affect individuals in their second or third decades of life.[1] Males are more commonly affected with spinal dermoid cysts than females.[1] Dermoid cysts in other locations affect men and women equally. There is no racial predilection to the dermoid cysts.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Age
- Spinal dermoid cysts commonly affect individuals in their second or third decades of life.[1]
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected with spinal dermoid cysts than females.[1]
- Dermoid cysts in other locations affect men and women equally.
Race
- There is no racial predilection to the dermoid cysts.