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subcutis

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sub·cu·tis (sb-kyts)

subcutis
the subcutaneous tissue, the panniculus adiposus.

hoof subcutis
the connective tissue layer which attaches the dermis to the deeper structures of the hoof. Is thin in most places but thick in the coronary and digital cushions.


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Two skin-biopsy specimens were obtained; they showed necrotizing granulomatous inflammation affecting the entire dermal thickness and subcutis.
DIAGNOSIS Epidermoid inclusion cyst of the scrotum DISCUSSION Epidermoid inclusion cysts are benign tumors that occur after implantation of epidermal tissue into the dermis or subcutis, which may result either from trauma or abnormal embryologic closure of the median raphe and the urethral groove.
Computed tomography (CT) of the neck with intravenous contrast demonstrated a heterogeneously enhancing soft-tissue mass in the subcutis of the left neck (figure 1).
 
 
 
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