Precoccygeal epidermal inclusion cyst presenting as coccygodynia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Jaiswal, A ^a   Shetty, A P ^a   Rajasekaran, S ^a  

^a GANGA HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Coccygodynia; Coccyx; Epidermal inclusion cyst; Precoccygeal epidermal inclusion cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; COCCYGODYNIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFLAMMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REST;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; BONE DISEASES; COCCYX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 51349142214     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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