title: Multiple facial cylindromas: a case report.
abstract: Cylindroma is a benign skin appendageal tumor arising from pluripotent stem cells in the folliculo-sebaceous-apocrine unit. Multiple cylindromas are usually seen as a component of Brooke-Spiegler syndrome (BSS) or as the only skin lesions of familial cylindromatosis (FC). The usual site of occurrence of such tumors is the scalp. We report a case of multiple cylindromas involving the face without any other feature of BSS and no family history supporting the possibility of FC. Multiple cylindromas of 7 years duration, confirmed by histopathological examination of multiple biopsies, were seen on the face of a 70-year-old woman. There was no history of similar lesions in any of her family members. Examination of the scalp revealed no lesions. Surgical excision of the larger lesions was performed to improve the facial appearance of the patient. This case is being reported for the unusual occurrence of multiple cylindromas only on the face without any features of BSS or FC.
authors.affiliation: Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Amiya Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.forename: Carounanidy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Udayashankar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome