PMC3969648_01
External clinical photograph. Cystic mass in the upper lip
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F1
A 52-year-old male attended FNAC clinic of our hospital with a globular swelling in the upper lip [Figure 1].
Fine-needle aspiration cytology showing many anucleated squames and few benign nucleated squamous cells in a dirty background (May-Grunwald-Giemsa, x100)
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F2
Cytological smears showed many anucleated squames and few benign mature squamous cells in a dirty background [Figure 2].
Histopathological section showing a cyst lined by keratinized squamous epithelium, cavity filled with lamellated keratin. No skin appendages seen (H and E, x100)
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F3
Excision biopsy and histopathological examination of the resected specimen showed a cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium filled with lamellated keratin [Figure 3].