Pigmented epidermal cyst with dense collection of melanin: A rare entity - Report of a case with review of the literature

• Main Authors: P S Jayalakshmy (Author), K Subitha (Author), P V Priya (Author), Gerald Johnson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Epidermal cyst is a very common benign cystic lesion of the skin. It is usual to find ulceration of the lining epithelium, rupture of the cyst wall with chronic inflammation and foreign body giant cell reaction. But, it is very rare to see an epidermal cyst with marked accumulation of melanin pigmen...