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Non-malignant skin disease (view source)
Revision as of 21:04, 13 September 2012
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*Hyperkeratosis - stratum corneum extra thick. | *Hyperkeratosis - stratum corneum extra thick. | ||
*Horn cysts - intraepidermal collections of keratin - '''key feature'''. | *Horn cysts - intraepidermal collections of keratin - '''key feature'''. | ||
**Actually invaginations... '''not''' true cysts; thus, they may more accurately be called ''pseudohorn cysts''.<ref>URL: [http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/dermatology/dpt/HornCyst.htm http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/dermatology/dpt/HornCyst.htm]. Accessed on: 13 September 2012.</ref> | |||
*Clusters of cells with brown granular material in the superficial dermis/dermoepidermal junction - pigmented melanocytes. | *Clusters of cells with brown granular material in the superficial dermis/dermoepidermal junction - pigmented melanocytes. | ||
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*Irritated seborrheic keratosis - spongiosis (epidermal intercellular edema) and inflammation. | *Irritated seborrheic keratosis - spongiosis (epidermal intercellular edema) and inflammation. | ||
*Digitated seborrheic keratosis - papillomatous projections. | *Digitated seborrheic keratosis - papillomatous projections. | ||
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SKIN, MID BACK, SHAVE BIOPSY: | |||
- SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS. | |||
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====Micro==== | |||
The sections show hair-bearing skin with acanthosis, pseudohorn cysts, | |||
==Pilomatricoma== | ==Pilomatricoma== | ||