DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Very rare adnexal tumor with hair follicle differentiation.
LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.
Face, nose.
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Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Solitary occurring, skin-coloured, firm, 0.3-0.7 cm large papules. Clinically uncharacteristic. Random histological findings.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Abnormally hyperplastic sebaceous gland-hair unit embedded in a broad fibromyxoidal stroma with interspersed S100 positive cells, cells expressing neuron-specific enolase and synaptophysin, as a sign of neurogenic differentiation.
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Barr RJ et al (1989) Neurofollicular hamartoma: a light microscopic and immunohistochemical study. J Cutan Pathol 16: 336-441
- Sangueza OP et al (1994) Neurofollicular hamartoma. A new histogenetic interpretation. At J Dermatopathol 16: 150-154
- Nova MP et al (1991) Neurofollicular hamartoma. A clinicopathological study.Am J Dermatopathol 13: 459-462
- Xie DL et al (1999) Neurofollicular hamartoma with strong diffuse S-100 positivity: a case report. At J Dermatopathol 21: 253-255
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