Basaloid follicular hamartoma associated with follicular mucinosis and inflammation

Abstract Basaloid follicular hamartoma is a benign, superficial malformation of hair follicles that can be mistaken both clinical and histopathologically for basal cell carcinoma. Basaloid follicular hamartoma has been linked to a mutation in the PTCH-1 gene, which is part of the same pathway involved in Gorlin-Goltz syndrome. Here we present a 9-year-old patient with an asymptomatic congenital lesion on the forehead, which increased in size over the years. Histopathology showed a basaloid follicular hamartoma associated with follicular mucinosis and inflammation. Gorlin-Goltz syndrome was ruled out by clinical examination.

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Main Authors: Edelman,Solange, Huamani,Adriana Natalia Torres, Centeno,María Del Valle, Cervini,Andrea Bettina
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2022
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962022000100045
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