Two Little Beans in the Scalp
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Two Little Beans in the Scalp

A scalp with a couple of pilar cyst has joined the pop party! A pilar cyst, also known as a trichilemmal or isthmus-catagen cyst, is a benign (non-life-threatening) growth that, upon examination, looks identical to the more common epidermoid cyst, except that 90% of pilar cysts occur on the scalp. They tend to be more […]
Super Slippery Steatocystomas
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Super Slippery Steatocystomas

These ‘seattle-tacomas’ were super slippery but I think I managed to squeeze them all out! Steatocystoma multiplex is a condition where multiple slow-growing cysts appear, usually during puberty, on the body. They occur most commonly on the chest, armpits, and neck. These can get quite large in size, but are often not very raised and […]