EPIDERMOID CYST

Course overview

EPIDERMOID CYSTS, ALSO KNOWN AS A SEBACEOUS CYSTS, ARE ENCAPSULATED SUBEPIDERMAL NODULES FILLED WITH KERATIN. ALTHOUGH MOST COMMONLY LOCATED ON THE FACE, NECK, AND TRUNK, EPIDERMOID CYSTS CAN FORM ANYWHERE ON THE BODY. SEBACEOUS CYSTS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE BENIGN, HOWEVER NEW EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP DE NOVO MALIGNANCY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF SEBACEOUS CYSTS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM CARING FOR PATIENTS AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION.