Answer of Dermatopathology Case 86
Pilar Sheath Acanthoma Visit: Dermatopathology site Visit: Pathology of Pilar Sheath Acanthoma Abstract: Pilar sheath acanthoma--report of a case with review of the literature.Yonsei Med J.1989 Dec;30(4):392-5. A 52-year-old male presented with a solitary asymptomatic, skin-colored nodule with a central pore on the skin of the left cheek of one year duration. An excisional biopsy was performed. The skin biopsy finding showed the typical histological picture of pilar sheath acanthoma. A description of the lesion and a review of the literature are given. Pilar sheath acanthoma - a benign follicular hamartoma.Dermatologica. 1983;167(6):335-8. A new case of pilar sheath acanthoma is reported. This tumor has been identified in 1978 and shows characteristic histological features: a central sinus with keratinous material, a pore-like opening to the surface, keratinization of the epidermoid type and projecting epithelial tumor lobes containing small keratin cysts resembling incomplete pilar