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Ultrasound Morphologic Features of Steatocystoma Multiplex With Clinical Correlation
Author(s) -
Arceu Montserrat,
Martinez Guisella,
Alfaro Daniela,
Wortsman Ximena
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.15320
Subject(s) - medicine , vellus hair , hypervascularity , hidradenitis suppurativa , ultrasound , calcification , multiplex , pathology , apocrine , syringoma , radiology , dermatology , bioinformatics , scalp , disease , biology
The ultrasound features of 87 steatocytoma multiplex (SCM) lesions detected in 9 patients are reported. Steatocytoma multiplex is a hamartomatous condition derived from the pilosebaceous duct junction that generates multiple cutaneous cystic lesions. It appeared as clusters of well‐defined hypoechoic nodules with mild posterior enhancement in 100% of cases, with both dermal and subcutaneous locations in 67%. No calcification foci were detected within or at the periphery of the lesions. Fifty‐six percent of the cases showed signs of hypervascularity in the edge of the nodules, and 44% of the lesions were associated with another dermatologic condition, most frequent being hidradenitis suppurativa (75%), followed by vellus hair cysts (25%). Steatocytoma multiplex shows ultrasound features that allow discrimination from other common cutaneous entities.