steatocystoma (sebaceous duct cyst)
Histologic Features
- A relatively large deep seated cyst with
- Folded thin epithelial lining of the stratified squamous type
- Scalloped thick homogenous eosinophilic cuticle adjacent to cavity
- Flattened sebaceous glands in or attached to cyst wall
- Palisading of peripheral layer of cyst wall
- Compact keratin and sebum as cyst content
- Absence of a granular zone
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