title: Familial occurrence of multiple cutaneous chondromas.
abstract: True cutaneous chondromas are rare lesions with an uncertain pathogenesis. We report an unusual case of a patient with multiple cutaneous chondromas of the face. One of the patient's siblings, a brother, and that brother's son had similar facial lesions. We conclude that this familial pattern suggests an autosomal dominant mode of transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Herzberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elenitsas
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018210:Chondromatosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology