Cutaneous metaplastic synovial cyst (CMSC) refers to a cyst lined by metaplastic synovial tissue including villous structures. It is thought to be a tissue reaction to local trauma, and most cases have a history of preceding surgery or trauma. Clinically, most of the lesion is a tender intradermal nodule that is associated with scar tissue. However, dermatologists have difficulty in diagnosing CMSC because CMSC is reported only rarely and its clinical manifestation can be confused with implantational epidermal cyst, suture granuloma or other cutaneous cysts. Thus, a histopathological exam is mandatory for diagnosis of CMSC. Herein we report the case of an 18-year-old man who developed CMSC on the left cheek on the posterior ramus of the mandible. He had a history of repetitive digital manipulation of the lesion before the onset of CMSC.

Cervical chondrocutaneous branchial remnants (CCBRs) are rare, congenital, benign neck masses, and are derived from dislocated branchial apparatus components com

Patients with cervical cancer may develop local recurrence or distant metastasis, and the rate of these events is increased in proportion to the clinical stage. Cutaneous metastasis of cervical cancer is very rare and only a few cases have been reported in Korean literature. It is common at the abdominal wall, vulva, and anterior chest wall and mainly presents as an asymptomatic dermal or subcutaneous nodule, ulcer or plaque. We herein report on an interesting case of vulval metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix with an unusual clinical manifestation resembling lymphagioma circumscriptum.

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adhere to the skin, but was connected to the platysma muscle, presenting an erythematous nodule. It might be easily misdiagnosed, as it is extremely rare and the skin lesion may present without any cutaneous opening. Dermatologists should keep in mind the possibility of fistula of the submandibular gland when examining painful masses in the neck.