What is a sebaceous cyst most accurately called?

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What is a sebaceous cyst most accurately called?

Sebaceous cysts are closed sacs beneath the skin that fill with thick, keratin-rich material. Because it is a sac or pouch, the most accurate label is a cyst. A tumor would be a solid growth of tissue, which a sebaceous cyst is not. A mole is a pigmented skin lesion, not a hollow sac. A boil is an infected collection of pus (an abscess) behind a hair follicle, with a different cause and contents. In medical terms, it’s often called an epidermoid (sebaceous) cyst, but the straightforward, correct classification here is simply a cyst.

Sebaceous cysts are closed sacs beneath the skin that fill with thick, keratin-rich material. Because it is a sac or pouch, the most accurate label is a cyst. A tumor would be a solid growth of tissue, which a sebaceous cyst is not. A mole is a pigmented skin lesion, not a hollow sac. A boil is an infected collection of pus (an abscess) behind a hair follicle, with a different cause and contents. In medical terms, it’s often called an epidermoid (sebaceous) cyst, but the straightforward, correct classification here is simply a cyst.

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