Eye
Eyelid
Epithelial tumors
Seborrheic keratosis
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 2 June 2022
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PubMed Search: Seborrheic keratosis eyelid
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Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Pernick N. Seborrheic keratosis. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeeyelidseborrheickeratosis.html. Accessed May 12th, 2024.
Gross description
- Elevated irregular lesions, often crusty or greasy appearing
- Often pigmented
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Acanthosis with marked hyperkeratosis and keratin filled cysts
- Also increased pigmentation in basal layer
- No atypia
Microscopic (histologic) images
AFIP images
Plaque-like lesion with cords of basaloid cells and numerous horn cysts
Acanthotic epithelium with massive hyperkeratosis forming a cutaneous horn
