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Maggie Monroe, RN

Diagnosis

cyst, pilar

Body Site

scalp

Age

46 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

skin color

Morphology

tumor

Pattern

solitary

Comments

A 46-year-old woman complained of a slowly growing bump on the back of his scalp associated with alopecia for 2 years. He has had 3-4 similar lesions which started to grow during his 20's and which were excised by his former dermatologist. His father also had similar lesions.

Description

4 cm hairless partially compressible cyst

Categories

neoplasm, benign

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4/9/2008 22:51:29

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