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| Prognosis  = benign
| Prognosis  = benign
| Other      =
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| ClinDDx    = other [[skin cysts]]
| ClinDDx    = other [[skin cysts]], [[gouty tophus]]
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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'''.
'''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 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>  
*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>  
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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====
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SKIN LESION, RIGHT CHEEK, EXCISION:
SKIN LESION, RIGHT CHEEK, EXCISION:
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==See also==
==See also==
[[Dermal cysts]].
*[[Dermal cysts]].
*[[Epidermoid cyst of the testis]].
*[[Cholesteatoma]].


==References==
==References==
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