Steatocystoma Simplex of the Caruncle: Case Report and Immunohistologic Study

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Norman C CharlesIrina Belinsky

Abstract

A yellow cystic lesion of the caruncle in a 23-year-old woman proved to be a solitary steatocystoma, a rare occurrence in that location. While the histopathologic diagnosis was evident from clusters of sebaceous cells within the cyst wall, a panel of immunohistochemical stains further distinguished the lesion from a keratinous cyst. The most useful stains for differentiating the two conditions were carcinoembryonic antigen, epithelial membrane antigen, cytokeratins 17 and 19, and calretinin. Only three previous cases of caruncular steatocystoma simplex have been reported, none of which included immunohistochemical studies. The current findings support the origin of the cyst from the small duct that connects the unilobular sebaceous gland associated with vellus hairs to the follicular canal.

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Apr 19, 2020·Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery·Norman C Charles, Irina Belinsky
Nov 7, 2020·Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery·Norman C CharlesIrina Belinsky
Oct 29, 2021·Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology = Albrecht Von Graefes Archiv Für Klinische Und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie·A C ClemensM C Herwig-Carl

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