Quantcast This image displays a hard, skin-colored cyst on the scalp. A pilar cyst is a benign cyst that must be surgically removed. This image displays a cyst on the neck that has ruptured and started to swell.
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Pilar Cyst:
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Picture of Pilar Cyst: This image displays a hard, skin-colored cyst on the scalp. Divider line
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Who's At Risk
  • Pilar cysts occur in 5–10% of the population.
  • Pilar cysts occur most commonly in middle-aged women.
  • Pilar cysts may run in families. 
     
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2008

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