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"Cysts"

acne cyst follicle ruptures and creates a "pseudocyst"

apocrine hydrocystoma tend to be single lesion

eccrine hydrocystoma tend to be multiple lesions

odontogenic keratocyst basal cell nevus syndrome

branchial cleft cyst

cystic hygroma a tumor of lymphatic vessels (i.e. a lymphangioma, not a cyst)

digital mucous cyst

eruptive vellus hair cysts

idiopathic scrotal calcinosis probably represent previous epidermal inclusion cysts, which undergo dystrophic calcification

milia

cysts of Bartholin's and Skene's glands

mucocele

pre-auricular pit or sinus

sebaceous cyst a commonly used lay term that should not be used because it is a misnomer (use pilar or infundibular cyst instead)

infundibular cyst arises from the infundibulum of the hair follicle

epidermal inclusion cyst aka infundibular cyst

pilar cyst arises from the isthmus of the hair follicle

steatocystoma multiplex