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==Epidermal inclusion cyst==
==Epidermal inclusion cyst==
*Need to see keratin.
*[[AKA]] ''epidermal cyst''.
===General===
*Very common.


Image:
===Microscopic===
*[http://missinglink.ucsf.edu/lm/DermatologyGlossary/img/Dermatology%20Glossary/Glossary%20Histo%20Images/epidermal_follicular_cyst.jpg Epidermal follicular cyst (ucsf.edu)]
Feature:
 
*Lining has a granular layer<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1058907-diagnosis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1058907-diagnosis]. Accessed on: 18 March 2011.</ref> - '''key feature'''.
===Micro===
*Trapped collagen bundles at edge of lesion with surrounded by fibroblasts.
*Trapped collagen bundles at edge of lesion with surrounded by fibroblasts.
*Red cells.
*Red cells.
*Keratin.
Image:
*[http://missinglink.ucsf.edu/lm/DermatologyGlossary/img/Dermatology%20Glossary/Glossary%20Histo%20Images/epidermal_follicular_cyst.jpg Epidermal follicular cyst (ucsf.edu)].


DDx: dermatofibrosarcoma (if lesion is large)
DDx:  
*Dermatofibrosarcoma - if lesion is large.
*Pilar cyst - no granular layer.


==See also==
==See also==
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