Multiple giant pilar cyst distributed over the body since childhood
Open Access
- 1 January 2016
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Medknow in Indian Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 61 (1) , 121
Abstract
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).Keywords
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