Multiple Giant Pilar Cyst Distributed Over the Body Since Childhood

Trichilemmal cyst or pilar cyst is defined as a cyst containing keratin and its breakdown products. It is usually situated on the scalp with a wall resembling external hair root sheath. In this case report we present a 55-year-old man with multiple giant pilar cysts that were distributed over the wh...

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Autores principales: Asilian, Ali, Siadat, Amir Hossein, Shahmoradi, Zabiolah, Shariat, Sheila, Moghadam, Nooshin Afshar, Soozangar, Hamid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
E-IJD Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26955134
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.174097
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Sumario:Trichilemmal cyst or pilar cyst is defined as a cyst containing keratin and its breakdown products. It is usually situated on the scalp with a wall resembling external hair root sheath. In this case report we present a 55-year-old man with multiple giant pilar cysts that were distributed over the whole body since childhood. One of the cyst on the chest was transformed to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

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