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. 2021 Aug 6;85:106290. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106290

Table 1.

Ureter and urinary bladder epidermoid cysts with or without malignant transformation reported in the literature.

Author, year Age/Sex Clinical presentation Method of diagnosis/treatment Location Biopsy Pathology Malignant transformation Follow up
Ishizaki, et al., 2003 [5] 72/M Right flank pain with history of renal stone since 4 years Sonography: right hydronephrosis
Intravenous urography: right kidney doesn't visualized
Retrograde pyelography: showed complete obstruction at the right ureter. Computed tomography and Magnetic resonance imaging: small calcified mass with partial enhancement at the same location as well as right hydronephrosis
Upper part of ureter Yes Epidermoid cyst No Not applicable
Wang, et al., 2013 [14] 31/M Non Sonography: Avascular lesion with onion-ring hyper and hypoechoic pattern. Computed tomography: cystic mass at right wall of the urinary bladder Right lateral wall Yes Epidermal cyst No After 18 months no recurrence noted
Akyuz, et al., 2019 [4] 59/F Burning pain during urination Sonography: three polypoidal lesions the largest being 6 mm in diameter Left lateral wall Yes Epidermoid cyst No After 3 months no recurrence noted
Puppala, et al., 2019 [6] 45/F Lower abdominal pain, urinary frequency, and left flank pain Sonography: focal soft tissue thickening with calcified speck in the posterior wall of the urinary bladder. Computed tomography: focal nodular thickening of posterior wall of the urinary bladder with calcification
Magnetic resonance imaging: a well-defined lesion in the posterior wall of the urinary bladder
Posterior wall Yes Epidermoid cyst No Not applicable