epidermal inclusion cyst

epidermal inclusion cyst
a type of epidermal cyst that is an inclusion cyst on the head, neck, or trunk; it is circumscribed and mobile and is formed by keratinizing squamous epithelium that has a granular layer and is similar to the normal epithelium of the follicular infundibulum. Called also epidermoid c.

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