Cyst, Dermoid - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Greg Hosler, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

cyst, dermoid

Body Site

forehead

Age

33 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

discrete

Color

brown

Morphology

nodule

Pattern

solitary

Comments

The histology of this dermoid cyst is classic while the clinical presentation is somewhat unusual. Dermoid cysts usually are submitted from infants around the eyes. This lesion was from an adult, but was reportedly present for a long time.

Description

There is a unilocular cyst within the dermis. Multiple pilosebaceous units connect with the cyst. The surrounding dermis is mildly fibrotic. The cyst lining is stratified and squamous.

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5/17/2007 18:03:56

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