A Case of Folliculosebaceous Cystic Hamartoma.
- Author:
So Hyun PARK
1
;
Young Min SHIN
;
Dong Hoon SHIN
;
Jong Soo CHOI
;
Ki Hong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. dhshin@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma
- MeSH:
Collagen;
Epithelium;
Hamartoma*;
Humans;
Mucins;
Scalp;
Sebaceous Glands;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2006;44(3):378-380
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma is a rare cutaneous hamartoma comprising follicular, sebaceous, and mesenchymal elements. This tumor usually presents during adulthood as an exophytic papule or nodule on the scalp or central area of the face. Histopathologic features are central cystic structures lined with infundibular epithelium, numerous sebaceous gland lobules radiating from cystic structures, and surrounding stroma composed of fibrillary bundles of collagen, small vessels, neural tissue and occasionally mucin deposits. We herein report a case of folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma in a 21-year-old man who presented with a skin-colored, dome-shaped papule on the scalp.