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===General===
===General===
*Very common.
*Very common.
*The clinical term is ''sebaceous cyst''.
**This is a misnomer they contain keratin.<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>
===Gross===
DDx:
*[[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>


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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*[[Keratoacanthoma]].<ref name=Ref_Derm302>{{Ref Derm|302}}</ref>
*[[Keratoacanthoma]].<ref name=Ref_Derm302>{{Ref Derm|302}}</ref>
*[[Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans]] - if lesion is large.
*[[Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans]] - if lesion is large.
*Hybrid epidermoid and trichilemmal cyst.<ref name=pmid6643785>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Brownstein | first1 = MH. | title = Hybrid cyst: a combined epidermoid and trichilemmal cyst. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 9 | issue = 6 | pages = 872-5 | month = Dec | year = 1983 | doi =  | PMID = 6643785 }}</ref>


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