[Main Types of Cysts in Dermatopathology: Part 2]

Abstract

This is the second article in a two-part series published in this journal, in which we examine the histopathological characteristics, as well as the differential diagnosis, of the main entities that present as cystic and pseudocystic structures in cutaneous biopsy. In this second article, we address ciliated cutaneous cysts, branchial cysts, Bartholin's cysts, omphalomesenteric cysts, thymic cysts, thyroglossal duct cysts, synovial cysts, and median raphe cysts, as well as mucocele, ganglion, and auricular and digital myxoid pseudocysts.

Keywords: Cyst; Epidermal cyst; Infundibular cyst; Pilosebaceous cyst; Quiste; Quiste epidérmico; Quiste infundibular; Quiste tricolemal; Quiste velloso; Trichilemmal cyst.