Biology:Keratin pearl

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A keratin pearl is a keratinized structure found in regions where abnormal squamous cells form concentric layers. Also called an epithelial pearl, due to a location among squamous cells of the epithelium, this type of structure is sometimes seen with squamous cell carcinoma.[1]

References

  1. Myers, Eugene N.; Ferris, Robert L. (2007) (in en). Salivary Gland Disorders. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 82. ISBN 9783540470724. https://books.google.com/books?id=WsiVQpkaFsYC&q=Keratin+pearl. Retrieved 11 November 2017. 

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