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Steatocystoma multiplex localized only in the face
Author(s) -
Ahn Sung Ku,
Hwang Sang Min,
Lee Seung Hun,
Lee Won Soo
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1997.tb03102.x
Subject(s) - medicine , forehead , eyebrow , trunk , lesion , dermis , cyst , anatomy , dermatology , pathology , surgery , biology , ecology
A 60‐year‐old man presented with lesions on his face to the Department of Dermatology, Wonju Christian Hospital on November 10, 1994. There were over 10, slightly elevated, flat‐topped, yellowish colored, subcutaneous nodules on the face (Fig. 1). The lesions had first appeared on the left upper eyebrow at the age of 58 years, and since then they had abruptly increased in size and number and had spread into both temporal areas. Their size varied from 3 to 10 mm in diameter. No other lesions were observed on the extremities or trunk. The patient's past and family history were noncontributory and the results of routine laboratory findings were within normal limits or were negative. Histopathologic examination of the lesion on the forehead showed a folded empty cyst in the mid‐dermis. The wall of the cyst was composed of two or three layers of squamous epithelium without a granular layer, and they contained flattened sebaceous lobules of varying sizes (Fig. 2). These findings were consistent with steatocystoma. Some of the lesions were removed, but the patient refused further treatment.