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Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche 2006 December;165(6):273-6

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language: English

Solitary dermal cylindroma

Karpouzis A. ¹, Polychronidis A. ², Sivridis E. ³, Giatromanolaki A. ³, Kouskoukis C. ¹, Simopoulos C. ²

¹ Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Democritus’ University of Thrace, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece; ² Department of Surgery School of Medicine, Democritus’ University of Thrace, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece; ³ Department of Anatomical Pathology, School of Medicine, Democritus’ University of Thrace, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece

A case of solitary dermal cylindroma of the scalp is reported. The patient presented for a consultation due to recent inflammation and increase in size of a preexisting tumefaction. Microscopy verified the cylindroma diagnosis and the absence of malignant transformation. Paraclinical investigations revealed no significant findings. Relapse did not occur during an 18 months follow-up after exeresis. The clinical and laboratory features of our case are discussed in association with the corresponding literature data.