A Case of Steatocystoma simplex.
- Author:
Sang Seok KIM
1
;
Kwang Ho KIM
;
Kwang Joong KIM
;
Jong Min KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Steatocystoma simplex;
steatocystoma multiplex
- MeSH:
Adult;
Epithelium;
Female;
Humans;
Hyalin;
Middle Aged;
Nose;
Sebaceous Glands;
Steatocystoma Multiplex
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(9):1277-1279
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Steatocystoma simplex or solitary steatocystoma, first reported by Brownstein in 1982, is exceedingly rare. It is characterized by solitary, noninherited tumor in adults and seems to be a counterpart of steatocystoma multiplex with an identical histologic pattern. We describe a case of steatocystoma simplex in a 52-year-old woman who had a bluish papule on the nose. Histopathological findings showed a thin-walled cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium with hyaline cuticle and sebaceous glands in or near the wall. We think that this is the first report of steatocystoma simplex in Korean literature.
