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Epidermal Cyst

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Definition: Intradermal or subcutaneous saclike structure, the wall of which is stratified epithelium containing keratohyalin granules.  non-neoplastic; coord IM with organ/diseases term (IM); /blood supply /chem /secret /ultrastruct permitted    Other names Sebaceous Cyst; Pilar Cyst; Epidermoid Cyst; Sebaceous Cysts; Pilar Cysts; Epidermoid Cysts; Epidermal Cysts; Cysts, Sebaceous; Cysts, Pilar; Cysts, Epidermoid; Cysts, Epidermal; Cyst, Sebaceous; Cyst, Pilar; Cyst, Epidermoid; Cyst, Epidermal
 
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FLOTCH syndrome  0   *Blepharitis *Epidermal Cyst *Hair Diseases *Nail Diseases/congenital *Pigmentation Disorders *Retinal Diseases. Ann Dermatol Venereol. 1986;113(6-7):549-53

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