Pseudocyst of the Scalp.
10.5021/ad.2011.23.S2.S267
- Author:
Sang Sin LEE
1
;
Soo Yeon KIM
;
Myung IM
;
Young LEE
;
Young Joon SEO
;
Jeung Hoon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. jhoon@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Alopecic and aseptic nodules of the scalp;
Follicular occlusion;
Pseudocyst of the scalp
- MeSH:
Aged;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Female;
Forehead;
Humans;
Scalp
- From:Annals of Dermatology
2011;23(Suppl 2):S267-S269
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pseudocyst of the scalp is described in the Japanese literature as a skin-colored cystic tumor localized on the forehead, whereas alopecic and aseptic nodules of the scalp are described in the French literature as asymptomatic nodules on the scalp that lack a pseudocyst-like architecture. The etiology of these diseases is unknown, but the lesions are likely due to follicular occlusion. Here, we report a case of pseudocyst of the scalp in a 72-year-old woman. The patient had a dome-shaped painless tumor on her scalp. Histologic examination showed a pseudocyst-like architecture with no true cystic wall. Here, we report a case of pseudocyst of the scalp and summarize the characteristic features of both pseudocyst of the scalp and alopecic and aseptic nodules of the scalp.
