The meaning of EPIDERMOID CYST is a cystic tumor containing epidermal or similar tissue —called also epidermoid.
The term epidermal inclusion cyst refers specifically to an epidermoid cyst that is the result of the implantation of epidermal elements in the dermis. Because most lesions originate from the follicular infundibulum, the more general term epidermoid cyst is favored. The term sebaceous cyst should be...
Radical excision and skin grafting, we believe, resulted in a cure for this patient. Incidentally, there was a great change in her mental outlook after the removal of this tumor.HayesTalmadgeV.Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal
Epidermoid inclusion cysts (EIC) occur as a result of the implan- tation of the epidermal keratinized squamous epithelial cells and se- baceous glands into the dermis and subcutaneous tissue after trauma and surgical interventions. A 5-year-old boy with a penile EIC who was...
(redirected fromepidermal cyst, epidermoid cyst) Thesaurus Medical ep·i·der·mis (ĕp′ĭ-dûr′mĭs) n. 1.The outer, protective, nonvascular layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis. 2.An integument or outer layer of various invertebrates. ...
complicating thedifferential diagnosisbetween these two extra-axial lesions.42DWIcan also be used as an effective way of differentiating anarachnoid cystfrom epidermoid tumors.75Both lesions present the same T1 and T2 signal intensity characteristic of CSF. On DWI, epidermoid tumors are hyperintense, ...
doi:10.1016/S0190-9622(84)80168-1OkunMilton R.Mosby, Inc.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
The intracranial epidermoid tumor, head and neck epidermoid inclusion cyst, and temporal bone cholesteatoma median ADC values were not significantly different (973.7 versus 875.7 versus 933.2 x10(-6) mm(2)/s, P = .265). However, the ADCs of the 3 types of lesions were higher than those of...
KEYWORDS: Epidermoid cysts, epidermal cysts, benign salivary swelling, parotid cyst.Faiz MuqtadirAnil DoddamaniHarish M. O