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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2019; 29(03): 324-326
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_194_19
Case Report

A rare case of epidermoid cyst in urinary bladder

Sirisha N Puppala
Department of Radio Diagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Ajit Mahale
Department of Radio Diagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Sonali Ullal
Department of Radio Diagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Epidermoid cyst in urinary bladder is a rare pathology with only one known case published prior to this study. In this article, we described imaging findings of epidermoid cyst in the urinary bladder and other parts of urogenital system. Plain CT KUB was performed on Multidetector 16 slice computed tomography scanner-GE Bright speed Elite and plain magnetic resonance imaging on 1.5 T Siemens Magnetom Avanto.

Keywords

Diffusion weighted images - epidermoid cyst - renal - testis - ureter - urinary bladder


Publication History

Received: 22 April 2019

Accepted: 11 August 2019

Article published online:
22 July 2021

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