title: Familial basaloid follicular hamartoma: a report of one family.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Anisha B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Mandy S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Harting
authors.forename: Megan J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Smith-Zagone
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000072079:Patched Receptors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface