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Case Number : Case 1197 - 23rd January Posted By: Guest

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F56. Left upper back. Incidental finding in polar ends of excised dermatofibroma (clinically thought to be BCC).

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Agree. Tumour of folicular infundibulum ("infundibuloma").

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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim 508

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I would consider the history of an excised dermatofibroma and the presence of the incidentally discovered lesion in the polar ends of the excision and would suggest accordingly that this is not an original tumor of the follicular infundibulum but rather an epidermal hyperplastic reaction pattern mimicking it induced by the previously excised dermatofibroma (May be residual fibrohistiocytic cells r still there, not sure from the scanning magnification). I could not find typical pale/clear cells of tumor of follicular infundibulum and also I can not see its characteristic striking peripheral palisading..

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Guest Tiberiu Tebeica

Guest Tiberiu Tebeica

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Since the coincidence of having a TFI in a DF related scar from the back seems unlikely, until otherwise proven through clinical / grossing correlations I would be tempted to incline more towards Mona's theory and interpret such findings as epithelial induction related to the presence of DF.

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Eman El-Nabarawy

Eman El-Nabarawy 69

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Clear cell acanthoma like changes.
I am anxious to know the answer of case number 1195!!

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Robledo F. Rocha

Robledo F. Rocha 336

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There’s no underlying dermatofibroma to regard this as epithelial induction. Also, there aren’t sebocytes clusters for reticulated acanthoma with sebaceous differentiation. So, I think this is tumor of the follicular infundibulum, although isthmic differentiation is not clear-cut.

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amoa7575
Accessory nipple not following milk line (ectopic)

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Guest Jim Davie MD

Guest Jim Davie MD

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Agree with tumor of follicular infundibulum.
This is a subtle clonal proliferation with slightly enlarged pale keratinocytes that show [size=4]evenly scattered apoptotic cells, and no significant mitotic activity or atypia. It shows a r[/size][size=4]eticulated, horizontally-arranged, plate-like architecture that extensively involves both epidermis and follicles, and a surface hyperkeratosis resembling that of a SK. The assoicated adjacent dermis appears elastin rich. I don't see evidence of DF or epidermal induction.[/size]

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Guest Romualdo

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[b]I am curious to know the diagnosis of case 1195![/b]

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Dr. Richard Carr

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I reported this as an incidental tumour of the follicular infundibulum. Jim covers it particularly well. According to Kazakov's book you can see more basaloid examples with peripheral palisading although for me the images here quite typical of the entity.

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