Diseases

Dermoid Cyst

A tumor consisting of displaced ectodermal structures along the lines of embryonic fusion, the wall being formed of epithelium-lined connective tissue, including skin appendages, and containing keratin, sebum, and hair. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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Abstract

A tumor consisting of displaced ectodermal structures along the lines of embryonic fusion, the wall being formed of epithelium-lined connective tissue, including skin appendages, and containing keratin, sebum, and hair. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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5 entry terms
  • Dermoid
  • Cyst, Dermoid
  • Cysts, Dermoid
  • Dermoid Cysts
  • Dermoids

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38 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

neoplastic; coord IM with precoord organ/neopl term (IM)

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History Note

DERMOID was heading 1968-80

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NLM Classification

QZ 310

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dermoid Cyst. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003884. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003884
  2. Dermoid Cyst. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermoid_cyst
  3. Dermoid Cyst. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1200267