# Pylonidal Cyst advice.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 11, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pylonidal-cyst-advice/298845 "2005-04-11T20:05:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pylonidal-cyst-advice/298845/21 "2005-04-13T00:42:59Z")

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> [@TV time](#):
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> From the discriptions I have something related but not the same.
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> (etc)
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> Any ideas? I don’t want to hyjack, but I didn’t even know the terms until this thread.

Sounds like it might be a sebaceous cyst to me.

> **[Epidermoid cyst: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000842.htm)**
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> An epidermoid cyst is a closed sac under the skin, or a skin lump, filled with dead skin cells.

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**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pylonidal-cyst-advice/298845/22 "2005-04-13T04:34:57Z")

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> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#):
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> Sounds like it might be a sebaceous cyst to me.  
> [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000842.htm](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000842.htm)

Thanks, sounds like what it is. It is always nice to know but hard to explain sometimes.

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**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pylonidal-cyst-advice/298845/23 "2005-04-13T04:41:02Z")

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(jaw drops) oh my gosh. I have one of these. I never knew what it was. It’s not a big problem, it justs breaks open and weeps sometimes. huh.

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**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pylonidal-cyst-advice/298845/24 "2005-04-13T14:03:56Z")

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I had one when I was 15, removed by surgery under full anesthesia. Never came back, no problems. Cool scar that only the most nosy person would ever see. I remember enjoying the shots of Demerol the nurses gave me while I was recovering.

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