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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2022

Midsternal bump: an infrequent localization of dermoid cysts.

Dolores Ferrara, Paolo Tomà, Mario Diplomatico, Vittoria D'Onofrio, Maria Elena Errico, Divina D'Auria, Massimo Zeccolini, Francesco Esposito

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Dolores FerraraDepartment of Radiology, "AORN Santobono Pausilipon", Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Paolo TomàImaging Department, Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
Mario DiplomaticoDepartment of Neonatal Intensive Care, "San Giuseppe Moscati" Hospital, Avellino, Italy.
Vittoria D'OnofrioDepartment of Pathology, "AORN Santobono Pausilipon", Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Maria Elena ErricoDepartment of Pathology, "AORN Santobono Pausilipon", Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Divina D'AuriaDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, "Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II", Naples, Italy. divinadauria@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4882-5226
Massimo ZeccoliniDepartment of Radiology, "AORN Santobono Pausilipon", Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Francesco EspositoDepartment of Radiology, "AORN Santobono Pausilipon", Pediatric Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Santobono Children's Hospital · ITAzienda Ospedaliera S.Giuseppe Moscati · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 5-month-old boy was evaluated for an unusually large presternal bump present since birth. The ultrasound examination revealed a well-defined soft tissue mass with an oval shape. The lesion demonstrated a regular and well-demarcated outline, with an upper margin that was thinned and inserted into the upper skin plane; the content was anechoic with a small echogenic formation, mobile with changes in the patient's decubitus. The histologic diagnosis was dermoid cyst. Although dermoid cysts are commonly seen in the midline, the midsternal location, found in our patient, is rare. Dermoid cysts can have ultrasonographic features similar to those of other subcutaneous cystic masses. However, if an anechoic cyst with an internal well-circumscribed echogenic ball-like formation is seen within the presternal subcutaneous fat layer, as in our patient, dermoid cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of subcutaneous cystic masses.

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Dermoid CystDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansInfantMaleSkinSubcutaneous FatUltrasonographyConnective tissue diseasesDermoid cystsDiagnosisPediatric dermatologyUltrasound

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PMID34510388
PMCPMC9402845
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