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epidermoid

[ep″ĭ-der´moid]

1. resembling the epidermis.

2. any tumor occurring at a noncutaneous site and formed by inclusion of epidermal cells.

ep·i·der·moid

(ep'i-dĕr'moyd),

1. Resembling epidermis.

2. A cholesteatoma or other cystic tumor arising from aberrant epidermal cells.

[epidermis + G. eidos, appearance]

epidermoid

/epi·der·moid/ (-der´moid)

1. pertaining to or resembling the epidermis.

2. epidermoid cyst.

epidermoid

(ĕp′ĭ-dûr′moid′)

adj.

Composed of or resembling epidermal tissue: epidermoid carcinoma.

ep·i·der·moid

(ep'i-dĕr'moyd)

1. Resembling epidermis.

2. A cholesteatoma or other cystic tumor arising from aberrant epidermal cells.

[epidermis + G. eidos, appearance]

epidermoid

Having the characteristics of, or pertaining to, the EPIDERMIS.

epidermoid

1. resembling the epidermis.

2. any tumor occurring at a noncutaneous site and formed by inclusion of epidermal cells.

epidermoid carcinoma

see squamous cell carcinoma.

epidermoid cysts

occur in dogs and humans and represent sections of epidermal tissue isolated during the closure of the neural tube.

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In the following case report, one such rare case report of a giant epidermoid cyst on the scalp is presented.

UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF A GIANT EPIDERMOID CYST IN SCALP REGION--A CASE REPORT

Epidermoid cells were present individually or in nests, with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm.

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the skull of an orange-winged amazon parrot (amazona amazonica)

Epidermoid cyst of the cavernous sinus: clinical features, pathogenesis and treatment.

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome - Cranial Neuroimaging Findings

We found two cases in the literature describing epidermoid cysts in the midline of the perineum with extension to the true pelvis.

A case of epidermoid median raphe cyst traversing the corpora cavernosa

These findings are compatible with a study in which the acoustic neuroma accounts for 70-90% , meningioma 5-10% and epidermoid 3-7%8.

FREQUENCY AND CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE TUMORS: AN EXPERIENCE IN DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY LADY READING HOSPITAL PESHAWAR

T, Hyperintense Cystic Lesion - an Epidermoid or Abscess?

Synchronous presentation of intracranial epidermoid tumor and brain abscess. Case report/Presentacion sincronica de tumor epidermoides intracraneal y absceso cerebral. Reporte de un caso

In 1951 and 1952 Garnder, Plenk, and Richards reported the association between osteomas, desmoid tumors, epidermoid cysts, and FAP.

Case report of unusual presentation of marfanoid features in a 13-year-old boy with Gardner's syndrome

The final histopathology of the surgical specimen showed a benign epidermoid cyst, with abundant internal keratin debris, that was attached to benign thymic tissue (Figures 7 and 8).

Thymic Epidermoid Cyst: Clinical and Imaging Manifestations of This Rare Anterior Mediastinal Mass

Hereditary perioral pigmented follicular atrophoderma associated with milia and epidermoid cysts.

Bazex-Dupre-Christol syndrome A memorable family

MRI scan lumbo-sacral area done from tertiary care center revealed un-ruptured epidermoid cyst in subcutaneous plane without any connection with underlying deeper tissues or spinal cord in lumbo-sacral area.

HUGE EPIDERMAL CYST - A UNIQUE PRESENTATION

From these findings, a diagnosis was made of epidermoid tumor and tethered cord in the conus medullaris.

Epidermoid tumor with tethered cord/Epidermoid tumor ve tethered kord birlikteligi

Other squamous epithelium-lined cysts that enter into the differential diagnosis include lymphoepithelial cysts, epidermoid cysts of intrapancreatic accessory spleen, and dermoid cysts.

Squamoid Cyst of Pancreatic Ducts: A Case Series Describing Novel Immunohistochemistry, Cytology, and Quantitative Cyst Fluid Chemistry