Skin Pathology (Gomez) - SRS Flashcards
What are these terms all synonyms for?
–skin tags
–acrochordon
–fibroma molle
–squamous papilloma
Fibroepithelial polyps
What are these?
In what patients are they most common?
What cause are they associated with?

Fibroepithelial polyps
- Over 30 and obese in particular
- Associated with areas of rubbing by collar
What is shown here?
Describe the histological findings.

Epithelial inclusion cyst
Filled with keratinous debris, and lined by squamous epithelium with a granular cell layer.
If an epithelial inclusion cyst were ruptured, what would be the result?
Will get a foreign body granulomatous giant cell inflammatory reaction to the keratin debris and pain
This lesion shows a proliferation of epidermal basal cells, and was round, flat and elevated with a “postage stamp appearance”. These lesions tend to appear on non-exposed skin including the trunk, proximal extremities and lateral neck.
What is this lesion?

Seborrheic Keratosis (SK)
These lesions all appeared on this patient in a short period of time.
What are these lesions?
What is this sign called?
What is it associated with?

Seborrheic Keratosis (SK)
•Sign of Leser-Trélat – malignancies (GI mostly)
What percent of adnexal neoplasms are benign?
99%
What do adnexal neoplasms arise from?
ductal and glandular epithelial cells of the adnexa (sweat glands and ducts, hair-bulb germinal epithelium and sebaceous glands, apocrine glands and ducts)
Benign adnexal tumors are symmetrical, small (less than 1 cm) superficial and vertically oriented.
How are malignant adnexal tumors different?
Asymmetrical, large, deep and wide
What are the most common malignant adnexal tumors?
What are a couple of less common ones?
Sebaceous carcinoma
Also, eccrine and apocrine carcinomas
What type of adnexal neoplasm is this?
How do you know?

Sebaceous adenoma/carcinoma
Look for the cells with abundant foamy cytoplasm, this indicates sebum production.
What is this adnexal neoplasm?
What do you see on histo?

Pilomatrixoma (calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe)
Histo - note the “ghost cells” outlined by green, with progressing apoptosis.

What is this adnexal tumor?
What do you see that informs you?

Apocrine Hydrocystoma
What is this adnexal neoplasm?
How do you know?
Where would it typically be found?

Cylindroma - a benign tumow of sweat glands
- found on the forehead and scalp
Identify based on the nests of basaloid cells that fit like a jigsaw puzzle
What is this adnexal neoplasm?
Where would it be found?
What are you picking up on histologically?

Trichoepithelioma - tumor arising from hair follicle
Note the amorphous keratin blobs, these are hair follicles
If you see a patient with numerous lesions with this appearance, what clinical syndrome should you be considering?
What is the inheritance pattern?

Cowden syndrome - Multiple tricholemmomas with dominant inheritance
If you find a number of these type of lesions in a patient with colorectal malignancies, what should you consider in the differential?

Muir-Torre Syndrome:
Sebaceous adenomas with association colorectal malignancy (variant of Lynch)
If you see a patient with a massive confluence of this type of tumor what condition should you be thinking of?

Turban tumor : Massive confluent cylindromas
What color are these Dermal lesions?
Hemangioma
xanthomas
Fibrohistiocytic lesions
- Hemangioma - Red
- Xanthomas – Yellow
- Fibrohistiocytic lesions – normal tan-brown skin tone or darker
What type of hemangioma is this?

Lobular capillary hemangioma
What type of hemangioma is this?

Cavernous hemangioma
This lesion is common to young, middle age women, and may occasionally be tender.
What is it?

Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma (Dermatofibroma)
What is increased in these pigmented conditions?
–Sun tan
–Freckles
–Café au lait spots
–Melasma
•Increased melanin in keratinocytes: NO increase in number of melanocytes
What is a condition in which there is Increased melanin in keratinocytes and a small increase in number of melanocytes?
Solar Lentigo








































