Keratinous cysts of the skin. Identification and differentiation of pilar cysts from epidermal cysts

1966; American Medical Association; Volume: 94; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/archderm.94.4.499

ISSN

1538-3652

Autores

M. H. McGavran,

Tópico(s)

melanin and skin pigmentation

Resumo

The keratinous cysts, occurring predominantly on the scalp in man, wherein keratinization occurs in the absence of keratohyaline granules are derived from the piliary apparatus. Therefore, it is proposed they be called pilar cysts in contrast to the more generally distributed epidermal cyst wherein keratinization occurs with keratohyaline granules. Histological, histochemical, and ultrastructural observations on each type of cyst are presented.

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