ICD-11 code : EK70.0;
Preferred Label : Epidermoid cyst;
ICD-11 definition : A cutaneous cyst with an epidermoid wall filled with keratin and its breakdown products.
It most commonly forms as the result of squamous metaplasia in a damaged sebaceous
gland but may result from trauma (traumatic inclusion cyst), especially when situated
on the extremities. It typically presents as a spherical skin-coloured or yellowish
nodule, often with a central pore opening onto the skin surface.;
ICD-11 synonym : Sebaceous cyst; Epidermal cyst; Epidermal inclusion cyst;
ICD-11 inclusion : Epidermal inclusion cyst;
Origin ID : 1840564352;
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A cutaneous cyst with an epidermoid wall filled with keratin and its breakdown products.
It most commonly forms as the result of squamous metaplasia in a damaged sebaceous
gland but may result from trauma (traumatic inclusion cyst), especially when situated
on the extremities. It typically presents as a spherical skin-coloured or yellowish
nodule, often with a central pore opening onto the skin surface.