keratin pearl


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ker·a·tin pearl

a focus of central keratinization within concentric layers of abnormal squamous cells; seen in squamous cell carcinoma.
Synonym(s): epithelial nest, epithelial pearl, pearl (3) , squamous pearl

ker·a·tin pearl

(ker'ă-tin pĕrl)
A focus of central keratinization within concentric layers of abnormal squamous cells; seen in squamous cell carcinoma.
Synonym(s): epithelial pearl.

keratin

a scleroprotein which is the principal constituent of epidermis, hair, nails, horny tissues, and the organic matrix of the enamel of the teeth. Its solution is sometimes used in coating pills when the latter are desired to pass through the stomach unchanged.
keratin cyst
see horn cyst.
keratin pearl
see horn pearls.
keratin tag
see fibrovascular papilloma.
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