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YAMANAKA, Wataru; LLAMOSAS B, Fernando  y  ADORNO R, Hugo. Epidermoid cyst of the cecum. Rev Chil Cir [online]. 2012, vol.64, n.1, pp. 79-82. ISSN 0718-4026.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-40262012000100014.

Epidermoid cyst is a sac with benign characteristic that originates from embrionary ectoderm. Histologically consists in a thin layer of squamous epithelium. Epidermoid cyst of the cecum are exceptionally rare. We report a case of an epidermoid cyst arising in the anterior wall of the cecum, in a woman with no previous history of surgery, and review of the literature are presented.

Palabras llave : Epidermoid cyst; cecum.