Korean J Dermatol.
2000 Sep;38(9):1277-1279.
A Case of Steatocystoma simplex
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University Seoul, Korea.
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.
