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'''Epidermal inclusion cyst''', abbreviated '''EIC''', is a very common [[skin pathology]]. It is also know as '''epidermal cyst''', '''epidermoid cyst''',<ref name=Ref_Derm302>{{Ref Derm|302}}</ref> and '''follicular cyst, infundibular type'''.
{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Epidermal_inclusion_cyst_--_high_mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Epidermal inclusion cyst. [[H&E stain]].
| Micro      = cyst lining by a stratified squamous epithelium with a granular layer - contains keratin; no significant nuclear atypia; +/-[[granuloma|granulomatous inflammation]] (due to rupture)
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[pilar cyst]], [[eccrine hidrocystoma]] (eyelid), [[dermoid cyst]], cystic [[squamous cell carcinoma of the skin|squamous cell carcinoma]], [[keratoacanthoma]], [[dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans]], hybrid epidermoid and trichilemmal cyst
| Stains    =
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      = nodule +/-yellow colour
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[skin]]
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx =
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = very common
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = benign
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    = other [[skin cysts]], [[gouty tophus]]
}}
'''Epidermal inclusion cyst''', abbreviated '''EIC''', is a very common [[skin]] pathology. It is also know as '''epidermal cyst''', '''epidermoid cyst''',<ref name=Ref_Derm302>{{Ref Derm|302}}</ref> and '''follicular cyst, infundibular type'''.
 
''Testicular epidermoid cyst'' is dealt with separately in ''[[epidermoid cyst of the testis]]''.


==General==
==General==
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*[[Pilar cyst]] - indistinguishable on gross.<ref name=dermis36946>URL: [http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/en/36946/diagnose.htm http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/en/36946/diagnose.htm]. Accessed on: 2 November 2012.</ref>
*[[Pilar cyst]] - indistinguishable on gross.<ref name=dermis36946>URL: [http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/en/36946/diagnose.htm http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/en/36946/diagnose.htm]. Accessed on: 2 November 2012.</ref>
*[[Melanoma]].<ref name=pmid18201468/>
*[[Melanoma]].<ref name=pmid18201468/>
*[[Gouty tophus]].


===Image===
===Image===
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Image:Inflamed_epidermal_inclusion_cyst.jpg |Epidermal inclusion cyst. (WC)
Image:Inflamed_epidermal_inclusion_cyst.jpg |Epidermal inclusion cyst. (WC)
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===Microscopic===
==Microscopic==
Features:
Features:
*Cyst lining has a granular layer - '''key feature'''.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1058907-diagnosis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1058907-diagnosis]. Accessed on: 18 March 2011.</ref>  
*Cyst lining by a stratified squamous epithelium with a granular layer - '''key feature'''.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1058907-diagnosis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1058907-diagnosis]. Accessed on: 18 March 2011.</ref>  
*Trapped collagen bundles at edge of lesion with surrounded by fibroblasts.
**No significant nuclear atypia.
*Keratin.
**Contains keratin - acellular, lamellar appearance.
*+/-[[granuloma|Granulomatous inflammation]] due to rupture.
*+/-[[granuloma|Granulomatous inflammation]] due to rupture.


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===Images===
===Images===
<gallery>
Image: Epidermal inclusion cyst -- intermed mag.jpg | EIC - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image: Epidermal inclusion cyst -- high mag.jpg | EIC - high mag. (WC)
Image: Epidermal inclusion cyst -- very high mag.jpg | EIC - very high mag. (WC)
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<gallery>
Image:Dermoid cyst intracranial.jpg | Dermoid cyst - intracranial. (WC)
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www:
www:
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/5517587941/in/photostream/ Epidermal inclusion cyst (flickr.com)].
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/euthman/5517587941/in/photostream/ Epidermal inclusion cyst (flickr.com)].
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===Ruptured===
===Ruptured===
<pre>
Lesion, Left Elbow, Excision:
- Benign epidermal inclusion cyst with evidence of rupture.
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====Block letters====
<pre>
<pre>
SKIN LESION, RIGHT CHEEK, EXCISION:
SKIN LESION, RIGHT CHEEK, EXCISION:
- RUPTURED EPIDERMAL INCLUSION CYST.
- RUPTURED EPIDERMAL INCLUSION CYST.
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===Overlying skin===
<pre>
SKIN LESION (QUERY CYST), RIGHT JAW, EXCISION:
- EPIDERMAL INCLUSION CYST.
- BENIGN (OVERLYING) SKIN WITH SOLAR ELASTOSIS.
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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===Not quite a cyst===
<pre>
"CYST", LEFT INDEX FINGER, EXCISION:
- LARGE (CYST-LIKE) EPIDERMAL INVAGINATION CONTAINING KERATIN.
- DERMAL SCAR.
- MINIMAL (NONSPECIFIC) PERIVASCULAR INFLAMMATION.
- NO DEFINITE CYST APPARENT.
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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==See also==
==See also==
[[Dermal cysts]].
*[[Dermal cysts]].
*[[Epidermoid cyst of the testis]].
*[[Cholesteatoma]].


==References==
==References==
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