Dermoid Cyst in the Postauricular Area

Abstract

Dermoid cyst is a rare benign tumor and about 7% of occurrences are found in the head and neck region. Its location is almost always in the midline of the body such as the orbit, oral cavity, and nose, but it is rarer in and around the auricle. The authors present a 31-year-old woman with dermoid cyst in the postauricular area which is a rare site for this lesion. In surgery under local anesthesia, the mass was limited to the subcutaneous area and excised completely. Surgical excision should be considered for cosmetic reasons and the mass should be excised completely to prevent recurrence and infection. Histopathologic confirmation is important and mandatory after excision to confirm the pathologic diagnosis and rule out the possibility of malignancy. From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine