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Cysts may be related to high levels of testosterone, hence may be more frequent in users of anabolic steroids. [5] A case has been reported of a sebaceous cyst being caused by the human botfly. [6] Hereditary causes of sebaceous cysts include Gardner's syndrome and basal cell nevus syndrome.
The cysts can be removed via excision, though conventional cyst excision techniques have proven impractical, and a specialized regimen is required. [5] Cryotherapy and electrodessication may also be tried, but since it is a genetic disorder all the modalities have very little effect. Individual cysts can be removed surgically.
True" sebaceous cysts, which originate from sebaceous glands and which contain sebum, are relatively rare and are known as steatocystoma simplex or, if multiple, as steatocystoma multiplex. Medical professionals have suggested that the term "sebaceous cyst" be avoided since it can be misleading. [8]: 31 In practice, however, the term is still ...
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Marsupialization is the surgical technique of cutting a slit into an abscess or cyst and suturing the edges of the slit to form a continuous surface from the exterior surface to the interior surface of the cyst or abscess. Sutured in this fashion, the site remains open and can drain freely.
Epidermoid cyst may be classified as a sebaceous cyst, [15] although technically speaking it is not sebaceous. [16] "True" sebaceous cysts, cysts which originate from sebaceous glands and which contain sebum, are relatively rare and are known as steatocystoma simplex or, if multiple, as steatocystoma multiplex. Medical professionals have ...
Sebaceous cyst is a term used to refer to both an epidermoid cyst and a pilar cyst, though neither of these contain sebum, only keratin and do not originate in the sebaceous gland and so are not true sebaceous cysts. A true sebaceous cyst is relatively rare and is known as a steatocystoma. [38]
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