Congenital Panfollicular Nevus in a 6‐Month‐Old Girl | Zendy

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Congenital Panfollicular Nevus in a 6‐Month‐Old Girl

Author(s) -

Duan Linna,

Antaya Richard J.,

Ko Christine J.,

Narayan Deepak

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

pediatric dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1525-1470

pISSN - 0736-8046

DOI - 10.1111/pde.12771

Subject(s) - medicine , girl , nodule (geology) , hamartoma , lesion , nevus , congenital melanocytic nevus , lymphangioma , dermatology , surgical resection , anatomy , pathology , surgery , melanoma , psychology , paleontology , developmental psychology , cancer research , biology

A 6‐month‐old girl presented with an irregular nodule on the right lateral neck. The lesion, which superficially resembled a lymphangioma or mastocytoma, had been present since birth but had recently been growing. The patient was referred for surgical resection. Microscopic findings were compatible with a recently described rare hamartoma termed “panfollicular nevus,” which is a well‐circumscribed lesion containing aberrantly differentiated, clustered hair follicles in high density.

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