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MeSH Heading: Pilonidal Sinus
Tree Number(s): C04.182.710
Unique ID: D010864
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010864
Annotation: non-neoplastic; no organ coordinate needed
Scope Note: A hair-containing cyst or sinus, occurring chiefly in the coccygeal region.
Entry Term(s): Pilonidal Cyst
NLM Classification #: WE 750
Public MeSH Note: 97; was PILONIDAL CYST 1963-96; PILONIDAL SINUS was see PILONIDAL CYST 1978-96
History Note: 97; was PILONIDAL CYST 1963-96; PILONIDAL SINUS was see PILONIDAL CYST 1978-96
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

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