Genital folliculo-sebaceous cystic hamartoma: A claim of the stroma as a clue in the diagnosis of proliferations with follicular differentiation

J Cutan Pathol. 2017 May;44(5):504-508. doi: 10.1111/cup.12920. Epub 2017 Mar 8.

Abstract

Folliculo-sebaceous hamartomas comprise a series of entities whose boundaries are imprecise. We present the clinical case of a folliculo-sebaceous cystic hamartoma of genital localization where the diagnosis was established based on the epithelial proliferation, but mostly, on the characteristic stroma. Because this lesion lacked of the cystic component, we mention the most frequent differential diagnoses and review the literature of the few cases published on this infrequent localization.

Keywords: folliculo-sebacoeus cystic hamartoma; sebaceous hamartomas; sebaceous trichofolliculoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Genital Diseases, Female* / diagnosis
  • Genital Diseases, Female* / pathology
  • Hamartoma* / diagnosis
  • Hamartoma* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Sebaceous Gland Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Sebaceous Gland Diseases* / pathology