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Case Reports
. 2009 Feb;21(1):106-9.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2009.21.1.106. Epub 2009 Feb 28.

A case of steatocystoma multiplex limited to the scalp

Sun Ji Kim  1 , Hyun Jeong Park, Shin Taek Oh, Jun Young Lee, Baik Kee Cho
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Case Reports

A case of steatocystoma multiplex limited to the scalp

Sun Ji Kim et al. Ann Dermatol. 2009 Feb.

Abstract

We report here on a 63-year-old woman who had several small, yellowish papules on the scalp for the previous 2 years. There was no family history of similar lesions. Yellowish, creamy material was expressed from a papule during punch biopsy. Histologic examination from the lesion revealed the typical features of steatocystoma multiplex. We report here on this rare variant of steatocystoma multiplex that was limited to the scalp.

Keywords: Scalp; Steatocystoma multiplex.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Several asymptomatic, yellowish papules on the scalp varying in size from 3 to 5 mm.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) A folded cyst wall consisted of several layers of stratified epithelium (H&E, ×40). (B) Flattened sebaceous gland lobules close to the cyst wall (H&E, ×200).
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