DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2019.v07i08.029

Pages: 553-554

The epidermoid cyst is a type of adnexal tumor of pilosebaceous origin. It is also called as keratinous cyst or epidermoid cyst. Such cysts most commonly occur on the scalp and in the skin of the neck and back, whereas occurrence of these cysts in breast, skin and parenchyma is very rare. Diagnosis is straight forward for epidermal inclusion cysts that occur in the breast sub cutis as a small nodule, but enlarged cysts presenting in the breast parenchyma require them to be differentiated from malignant or benign tumors of the breast. Here we present a case of epidermal inclusion cyst of the breast. Epidermoid cyst of the breast is a rare benign lesion. Breast is an uncommon site. In the breast, clinically and radiologically these lesions are often mistaken as benign or malignant tumors. Infection and malignant transformation are the potential risk. Preoperative Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is essential for the effective management of the epidermoid cyst in the breast.