Fletcher Benjamin S, Johnson-Tesch Benjamin A, Benson John C, Nagelschneider Alex A, Marinelli Lisa M, Kun Kim Dong
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Radiol Case Rep. 2025 Jun 14;20(9):4385-4389. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2025.05.041. eCollection 2025 Sep.
Epidermoid cysts (EC) are benign cystic lesions lined by squamous epithelium resulting from entrapped ectodermal elements during development. These can occur in various anatomic locations, including intracranial, intradiploic, spinal and in the superficial soft tissues. Although benign, these can grow or rupture, and mimic malignant tumor or infection. Here, we describe the case of an 8-month-old male with cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) presenting with a lytic calvarial lesion initially thought to be osseous involvement of LCH. Further workup revealed imaging findings discordant with this diagnosis and instead suggestive of an intradiploic EC which was subsequently confirmed with pathology. This case illustrates the importance of keeping the differential diagnosis broad and re-evaluating the diagnosis based on the imaging appearance despite the presumptive diagnosis provided clinically.
表皮样囊肿(EC)是由发育过程中陷入的外胚层成分形成的、内衬鳞状上皮的良性囊性病变。这些囊肿可发生于各种解剖部位,包括颅内、板障内、脊柱及浅表软组织。虽然是良性的,但它们可能生长或破裂,并类似恶性肿瘤或感染。在此,我们描述了一例8个月大的男性皮肤朗格汉斯细胞组织细胞增多症(LCH)患者,其表现为颅骨溶骨性病变,最初被认为是LCH的骨受累。进一步检查发现影像学表现与该诊断不符,反而提示为板障内表皮样囊肿,随后经病理证实。该病例说明了尽管临床已给出初步诊断,但保持广泛的鉴别诊断并根据影像学表现重新评估诊断的重要性。