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A Case of Steatocystoma Simplex on the Head
Author(s) -
Nakamura Shinichi,
Nakayama Keiji,
Hoshi Kenji,
Onda Shutaro
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1988.tb03707.x
Subject(s) - head (geology) , epidermal cyst , cyst , dome (geology) , anatomy , medicine , dermatology , pathology , biology , paleontology
A 69‐year‐old Caucasian American man had a dome‐shaped tumor on his head without any other involvement. On his first visit, we considered epidermal cyst or trichilemmal cyst clinically; however histopathological features matched those of steatocystoma simplex.