title: Coexistence of multiple perifollicular fibromas and colonic polyp and cancer.
abstract: Perifollicular fibroma (PFF) is a rare cutaneous hamartoma that shows differentiation to the connective tissue sheath of the hair follicle. It may be solitary or multiple; the latter has been suggested to exhibit autosomal dominant inheritance and association with colonic polyposis. We report a 72-year-old Japanese female with multiple PFF on the face, possibly familial, who developed colon cancer in addition to colonic polyps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendal, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tagami
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology