Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 227-232 , July 2010

Presacral Epidermoid Cyst in a Male: A Case Report and Literature Review

  • Christina M. Riojas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia
    • ,
  • Christina D. Hahn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    • ,
  • Eric K. Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Eric K. Johnson, MD, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, 300 Hospital Road, Fort Gordon, GA 30905; fax: 706-787-2347

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PII: S1931-7204(10)00173-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.06.005

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 227-232 , July 2010

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