%0 Journal Article %T An Unusual Perineal Swelling: A Cyst Between the Sphincters %A ES Lake %A AH Engledow %A CRG Cohen %J Journal of Surgical Case Reports %D 2010 %I JSCR Publishing %X Epidermal cysts are very common lesions. Here we present the unusual case of an epidermal cyst occurring between the anal sphincters, presenting as a lump in the perineum. This was successfully excised with careful dissection of the intersphincteric plane. To our knowledge this is the only case of its kind reported in the literature. %K epidermal %K cyst %K anus %K sphincter %U http://jscr.co.uk/2010/11/colorectal-surgery/an-unusual-perineal-swelling-a-cyst-between-the-sphincters/