Pilar cyst

Introduction: Pilar cyst

Description of Pilar cyst

Pilar cyst: A keratinized cyst originating from a hair follicle. Also called wen.

Pilar cyst: a common cyst of the skin, especially the scalp; contains sebum and keratin; lined by pale-staining stratified epithelial cells derived from follicular trichilemma. SYN: sebaceous cyst, trichilemmal cyst.
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Pilar cyst: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked.
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Pilar cyst: Intradermal or subcutaneous saclike structure, the wall of which is stratified epithelium containing keratohyalin granules.
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Pilar cyst: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Pilar cyst:

• Pilar
• Cyst (61 causes)

Terms associated with Pilar cyst:

Terms Similar to Pilar cyst:

• Sebaceous cyst
• Trichilemmal cyst
• Wen
• Epidermal inclusion cyst
• Epidermoid cyst
• Keratinizing cyst

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• sebaceous cyst
• wen
• steatocystoma

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More specific terms for Pilar cyst:

• chalazion
• Meibomian cyst

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Broader terms for Pilar cyst

• cyst

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Hierarchical classifications of Pilar cyst

The following list attempts to classify Pilar cyst into categories where each line is subset of the next.

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• cyst
• pathology
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

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External links related to: Pilar cyst

• trichilemmal cyst - General Practice Notebook
• eMedicine - Pilar Cyst : Article by Mohsin Ali, BSc, MBBS, MRCPI, MRCP
• Sebaceous cyst - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Epidermal Inclusion Cyst : Article by Kenneth A Becker, MD
• OMIM - EPIDERMOID CYSTS
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,comedones, open,cyst, epidemermal inclusion,cyst, epidermal,comedones, open,cyst, epidemermal inclusion,cyst, epidermal,cyst, epidermal,cyst, epidermal,cyst, epidermal,cyst, epidermal,cyst

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