Open AccessPanfolliculoma: A clinical case report
Author(s) -
Roberto Estrada-Castañón,
María Elisa Vega-Memije,
Juan Carlos Cuevas-González,
María de Guadalupe Chávez-López
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/ijt.ijt_43_17
Subject(s) - dermis , pathology , biopsy , medicine , histopathological examination , neoplasm , follicular cyst , dermatology , follicular phase , comedo , epidermis (zoology) , biology , anatomy , cyst , cancer , breast cancer , ductal carcinoma , endocrinology
Panfolliculoma is a benign neoplasm of follicular differentiation, and its morphological characteristics are similar to those of trichoblastoma, but it shows greater follicular differentiation. A 55-year-old female patient, visited for a dermatological consultation, presented comedo-like lesions on the eyelids, which were accompanied by moderate pruritus that spread gradually. On examination, the patient had localized dermatosis on the face, which symmetrically affected both upper eyelids and to a lesser extent the lower eyelids. The lesions consisted of papulonodular neoformations, comedones, and redundant skin, and a biopsy was performed. The histopathological report mainly described the presence of atrophic epidermis and dermis that was occupied entirely by a neoplasm of epithelial strain, comprising cystic structures that were surrounded by infundibular epithelium of an internal radicular sheath. Panfolliculoma is a rare benign neoplasm of follicular differentiation, and its morphological characteristics are similar to those of trichoblastoma, the pathologist must perform the clinicopathological correlation to establish the correct diagnosis.