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Intracortical epidermoid cyst of the tibia

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Epidermoid cyst in a long bone is an extremely rare condition. The authors describe such a tumor located in the cortex of the tibia in a 21-year-old woman. She was successfully treated with curettage and autogenous bone grafting.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Selcuk University Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey

    H. Mustafa Ozdemir, Hakan Senaran & Tunc C. Ogun

  2. Department of Pathology, Selcuk University Meram School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey

    Pembe Oltulu

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Ozdemir, H.M., Senaran, H., Ogun, T.C. et al. Intracortical epidermoid cyst of the tibia. Skeletal Radiol 33, 481–484 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-003-0729-7

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