1987 Ishikawa K

 
Adnexal tumors of the skin. An Atlas. Springer, 1987 (Fig. 12).

View Figure  		Fig. 12  (orig. Fig. 36). In longitudinal section, thin epithelial cords are seen on both sides of the hair follicle. H and E, 2 320
 

Message

 
The mantle is a bell-shaped structure of rudimentary sebaceous glands that surround the follicle.
 

Critique

 
The author identified the relation between the mantle and sebaceous glands correctly, but he did not elaborate on the significance of it.