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Skin Pathology Flash Cards
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- 1—Seborrheic keratosis (acanthotic)
- Horn cysts
- Flat base
-Epidermis expanded by wide bands of keratinocyte - 2—Seborrheic keratosis (keratotic)
- Hyperkeratosis:
- Horn Cysts
- 3What does the green arrow point to?Hyperkeratosis = Thickened Keratin Layer
- 4What do the black arrows indicate?Parakeratosis = abnormal retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum (seen in psorasis)
- 5—Epidermoid cyst:
-Cyst lining composed of stratified squamous epithelium with a granular layer
- Cyst lining composed of stratified squamous epithelium with a granular layer
-Cyst contents composed of abundant keratin flakes
- 6—Trichilemmal (pilar) type cyst:
- Well circumscribed subcutaneous or dermal simple cyst
- Lined by stratified squamous epithelium
- Palisaded outer layer and contains dense laminated eosinophilic keratin
- Granular layer is absent
- 7PapillomatosisPapillomatosis of skin is skin surface elevation caused by hyperplasia and enlargement of contiguous dermal papillae
- 8What appearance do the white/pink lines represent?Keloid Scar:
- Greek for "crab claw"
- Exaggerated, nonneoplastic scarring response to trauma
- Common in young black women after ear piercing
- 9—Lobular capillary hemangioma:
- Lobular vascular proliferation with inflammation & edema resembling granulation tissue
- Thin epidermis at top with variable ulceration
- Acanthosis and hyperkeratosis at sides
- Central branching vessel is called capillary or vascular lobule, with no / rare red blood cells, surrounded by endothelial cells
- Variable mitotic activity
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- Professional Skin Pathology Flashcards on Skin Pathology Flash Cards, created by Helen Craggs on 24/08/2022.
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