Epidermal Cyst:

Terms Related to Epidermal Cyst

• Eccrine Acrospiroma

  A tumor derived from eccrine sweat duct epithelium which may be intra-epidermal (hidro-acanthoma simplex), juxta-epidermal (eccrine poroma) or intradermal (dermal duct tumor). They are comparatively ...

• Intradermal Nevus

  A nevus in which nests of melanocytes are found in the dermis, but not at the epidermal-dermal junction. Benign pigmented nevi in adults are most ...

• Corneal Epithelium

  Stratified squamous epithelium that covers the outer surface of the CORNEA. It is smooth and contains many free nerve endings.

• Planocellular Carcinoma

  A carcinoma derived from stratified squamous epithelium. It may also occur in sites where glandular or columnar epithelium is normally present. (From Stedman, 25th ed)