Eye
Eyelid
Adnexal tumors
Trichilemmal cell tumor
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 February 2014
Minor changes: 29 December 2020
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PubMed Search: Trichilemmal cell tumor of eyelid
Cite this page: Pernick N. Trichilemmal cell tumor. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeeyelidtrichilemmal.html. Accessed January 22nd, 2021.
Definition / general
- Also called pilar cyst
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Cyst composed of dense keratin without a granular cell layer
