Title of article :
Neurofolicullar hamartoma presenting as a rare adnexal neoplasm in association with basal cell carcinoma
Author/Authors :
Montazer, Fatemeh Department of Pathology - Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center - Imam Hospital - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran , Sanei Motlagh, Alireza Department of Pathology - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Neurofollicular hamartoma (NFH) is characterized histopathologically by
fascicles of spindle cells that laterally delimited by hyperplastic folliculosebaceous units. It
usually appears on face, near the nose or nasolabial fold. It does not manifest true neural
differentiation and recently the term spindle cell predominant trichodiscoma (SCPT) has
been used instead.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 40-year-old male with co-incidence of NFH
and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) that the mesenchymal components of NFH were similar to
SCPT but these components highly expressed S-100 protein. We also discuss about the
histological aspect of the neoplasia in this report and consider the findings of other reports
in association with classification of NFH by means of cellular markers and morphological
resemblance to other skin hamartomas.
Conclusion: Neurofollicular hamartoma is a rare benign tumor that thought to represent
the cellular end of a morphological spectrum with trichodiscoma. The morphological
features and expression of S100 protein in neural element helped us to achieve the
diagnosis of neurofollicular hamartoma. However, variable reports of S-100 protein
expression in NFH are available and further studies are needed to determine the
classification of this tumor.
Keywords :
Skin tumor , neurofollicular hamartoma , Basal cell carcinoma , S-100 protein , immunohistochemistry
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics