Open AccessCystic panfolliculoma of the scalp: Report of a very rare case and brief review
Author(s) -
Hisham Alkhalidi,
Ahmed Abdullah Alhumaidy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.125363
Subject(s) - scalp , differential diagnosis , pathology , hair follicle , medicine , immunohistochemistry , dermatology
Panfolliculoma is an exceeding rare follicular benign neoplasm with differentiation toward both upper and lower segments of the hair follicle. In this report, we present a case of cystic panfolliculoma in the occipital region of the scalp of a 19-year-old female. We describe the histopathological and immunohistochemical features of the tumor and briefly discuss the differential diagnoses of this rare entity.