Is vaginal dermoid cyst a rare occurrence or a misnomer? A case report and review of the literature

SIU, S.-S. N.
TAM, W.-H.
TO, K.-F.
YUEN, P.-M.

*Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
†Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Correspondence to: Dr S.-S. N. Siu, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR (e-mail: [email protected])

Accepted: 11 January 2003

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 21(4):p 404-406, April 2003.

Vaginal dermoid cyst is a rare finding. Preoperative diagnosis of this lesion is difficult as the sonographic features are similar to those of an epidermal inclusion cyst. We report a case of vaginal dermoid cyst and present its sonographic characteristics.