label: Trichilemmal cyst
label_lc: trichilemmal cyst
description: Nontender, round and firm, but slightly compressible, intradermal or subcutaneous cyst measuring 0.5-5 cm in diameter. Trichilemmal cysts are acquired rather than congenital, and tend to appear on the scalp rather than the face, and to be intradermal rather than subcutaneous.