TITLE:
Secondary Complication of Female Genital Mutilation: A Case of Clitoral Epidermoid Cyst in an 18-Year-Old Patient at Souro Sanou University Hospital, Burkina Faso
AUTHORS:
Boukaré Ouedraogo, Bewendin Evelyne Savadogo/Komboigo, Phillibert Ouedraogo, Ollo Jonas Hien, Jean De La Croix Millogo, Éric Togbe, Jean De Dieu Sanou, Der Adolphe Some
KEYWORDS:
Epidermoid Cyst, Female Genital Mutilation, Clitoris, Vulvar Surgery
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.16 No.4,
April
15,
2026
ABSTRACT: This paper reports on an 18-year-old patient with a slowly enlarging clitoral mass and dyspareunia years after type I female genital mutilation. The authors managed the case with complete surgical excision and confirmed an epidermoid cyst on histopathology. The report emphasizes that clitoral epidermoid cysts are a late, benign but clinically impactful complication of FGM and that excision is the preferred treatment.