Dermal cylindroma explained

Dermal cylindroma

In dermatologic pathology, a dermal cylindroma, also dermal eccrine cylindroma or cutaneous cylindroma[1]) and (less specifically) cylindroma, is a benign adnexal tumor that occurs on the scalp and forehead.

Multiple cylindromas may grow together in a "hat-like" configuration, sometimes referred to as a turban tumor.[2] Cylindromas are uncommon dysplasias of skin appendages.

Histology

Dermal cylindromas are:

They lack of a significant number of lymphocytes; this differentiates them from spiradenomas.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: James, William D. . Berger, Timothy G. . Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology . Saunders Elsevier . 2006 . 0-7216-2921-0 . etal.
  2. Web site: Cylindroma: Background, Pathophysiology, Epidemiology. 14 July 2021 .