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
Epithelium or epithelial tissue is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. It is a thin, continuous, protective layer of compactly packed cells with a little intercellul ...
, this type of structure is sometimes seen with
squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous-cell carcinomas (SCCs), also known as epidermoid carcinomas, comprise a number of different types of cancer that begin in squamous cells. These cells form on the surface of the skin, on the lining of hollow organs in the body, and on the ...
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Epithelial cells
Keratins
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