Korean J Dermatol.  2009 Sep;47(9):1077-1079.

A Case of Pilar Sheath Acanthomas on the Both Cheeks

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  • 1Department of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mnkim@cau.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Pilar sheath acanthoma is a rare, benign follicular hamartoma that commonly affects middle aged and elderly patients. Clinically, solitary, asymptomatic, skin-colored nodules with a central pore-like opening are seen for more than one year. As a consequence of the histology, pilar sheath acanthoma should be differentiated from trichofolliculoma and dilated pore of Winer. We report here on a case of pilar sheath acanthomas that presented as asymptomatic solitary skin colored nodules on both cheeks.

Keyword

Both cheeks; Pilar sheath acanthomas

MeSH Terms

Acanthoma
Aged
Cheek
Follicular Cyst
Hamartoma
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Basal Cell
Skin
Skin Neoplasms
Follicular Cyst
Neoplasms, Basal Cell
Skin Neoplasms
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