Familial basaloid follicular hamartoma: a report of one family.
Basaloid follicular hamartoma is a rare but benign adnexal neoplasm that can simulate basal cell carcinoma. Both sporadic and familial variants have been described. We illustrate a family cluster of this unusual entity which presented as milia-like or hyperpigmented papules. Criteria for distinction between the hamartoma and carcinoma are delineated, although evolution of basaloid follicular hamartoma into basal cell carcinoma may also be a possibility.
Patel
Anisha B
AB
Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Harting
Mandy S
MS
Smith-Zagone
Megan J
MJ
Hsu
Sylvia
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018295:Neoplasms, Basal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000072079:Patched Receptors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics
D000072079:Patched Receptors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface