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Are sebaceous cysts freely moveable under the skin (like lymph nodes) or can they be attached to the skin and move with the skin?

Q: are sebaceous cysts freely moveable under the skin (like lymph nodes) or can they be attached to the skin and move with the skin?

: Either can happen, though sebaceous cysts are usually tethered to the skin. Other types of skin cysts are not readily distinguished from sebaceous cysts by clinical examination alone. For info: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14165-sebaceous-cysts

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Either can happen, though sebaceous cysts are usually tethered to the skin. Other types of skin cysts are not readily distinguished from sebaceous cysts by clinical examination alone. For info: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14165-sebaceous-cysts

Answered 7/23/2022

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A member asked:

Are sebaceous cysts freely moveable under the skin (like lymph nodes) or can they be attached to the skin and move with the skin?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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