Keloid
Keloid

A large keloid that has been resected.
The external appearance is shown on the left and the cut surface on the right.
A keloid represents exuberant scar tissue formation and the cut surface (right) demonstrates the typical whorling appearance of the collagen bundles in this lesion.
(Description By:Melinda Sanders, M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by:Melinda Sanders, M.D. UCHC )