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Abstract
Intradermal or subcutaneous saclike structure, the wall of which is stratified epithelium containing keratohyalin granules.
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Synonyms
15 entry terms
- Epidermoid Cyst
- Sebaceous Cyst
- Cyst, Epidermal
- Cyst, Epidermoid
- Cyst, Sebaceous
- Cysts, Epidermal
- Cysts, Epidermoid
- Cysts, Sebaceous
- Epidermal Cysts
- Epidermoid Cysts
- Sebaceous Cysts
- Pilar Cyst
- Cyst, Pilar
- Cysts, Pilar
- Pilar Cysts
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Aspects Covered
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
non-neoplastic; coordinate with organ/diseases term
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History Note
72(65); SEBACEOUS CYST was heading 1963-83
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WR 420
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Epidermal Cyst. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004814. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004814
- Epidermal Cyst. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermoid_cyst
- Epidermal Cyst. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379476