Yonsei Med J.  1989 Dec;30(4):392-395. 10.3349/ymj.1989.30.4.392.

Pilar sheath acanthoma: report of a case with review of the literature

• Choi YS
• Park SH
• Bang D

• KMID: 1105569
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1989.30.4.392

Abstract

A 52-year-old male presented with a solitary asymptomatic, skin-colored nodule with a central pore on the skin of the left cheek of one year duration. An excisional biopsy was performed. The skin biopsy finding showed the typical histological picture of pilar sheath acanthoma. A description of the lesion and a review of the literature are given.

Keyword

Keywords Pilar sheath acanthoma

MeSH Terms

Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Facial Neoplasms/*pathology
Human
Male
Middle Age
Papilloma/*pathology