Pilar cyst
Pilar cyst
Updated: 03/02/2021
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD
General
features
- AKA trichilemmal cyst, isthmus-catagen cyst or a "wen"
- Most commonly seen in scalp
- More common in women
- May be familial with autosomal dominant inheritance
- Probably originated from root sheath of hair follicle
Clinical
features
- Slow growing
- Firm swelling
- May be ruptured and inflamed
- Easy to remove
Pathological
features
Management
- Excision
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