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Scalp nodule

MedGen UID:
1054782
•Concept ID:
CN378069
•
Finding
Synonym: Scalp nodules
 
HPO: HP:6000726

Definition

A small firm lump located in the skin of the scalp that is greater than one cm in diameter. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVScalp nodule

Professional guidelines

PubMed

An Up-to-Date Approach to the Management of Dissecting Cellulitis.
Nussbaum D, Desai S, Nelson K, Saardi K, Friedman A
J Drugs Dermatol 2022 Jul 1;21(7):800-802. doi: 10.36849/JDD.0421. PMID: 35816064
Percutaneous ethanol sclerotherapy is a promising treatment for recalcitrant angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia.
Galili E, Levi A, Lapidoth M, Barzilai A, Hodak E, Rimon U
Clin Exp Dermatol 2022 Mar;47(3):568-572. Epub 2021 Oct 19 doi: 10.1111/ced.14940. PMID: 34559911
Photobiomodulation as potential novel third line tool for non-invasive treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa.
Tricarico PM, Zupin L, Ottaviani G, Rupel K, Celsi F, Genovese G, Boniotto M, Crovella S, Marzano AV
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2020 Feb;155(1):88-98. Epub 2019 Apr 23 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.19.06247-3. PMID: 31042851

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnostic approach to tinea capitis with kerion: A retrospective study.
Shemer A, Lyakhovitsky A, Kaplan B, Kassem R, Daniel R, Caspi T, Galili E
Pediatr Dermatol 2022 Sep;39(5):708-712. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1111/pde.15021. PMID: 35510777
Cutaneous metastasis: a rare herald of a silent cancer.
Hussain J, Westerveld D, Sattari M
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Jan 18;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213734. PMID: 26783009Free PMC Article
A scalp nodule in a 4-year-old boy. Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma.
Siah TW, Windebank KP, Menon G, Leech S
Pediatr Dermatol 2013 Jan-Feb;30(1):135-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01732.x. PMID: 23316720
Scalp nodule in an elderly woman.
Smith WA, Fussell JN, Lountzis NI, Hossler EW
Arch Dermatol 2012 Jul;148(7):849-54. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2012.995b. PMID: 22801623
Giant cell arteritis in Mumbai.
Singh S, Balakrishnan C, Mangat G, Samant R, Bambani M, Kalke S, Joshi VR
J Assoc Physicians India 2010 Jun;58:372-4. PMID: 21125778

Diagnosis

Scalp Nodule Associated With Hair Loss.
Chandler BM, Drolshagen H, Zoumberos N, Evans MS
Cutis 2023 May;111(5):244-253. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0770. PMID: 37406311
Mobile Enlarging Scalp Nodule.
Schlange S, Grinnell M, Ortleb M, DiMaio D
Cutis 2022 Dec;110(6):321-328. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0666. PMID: 36735977
Solitary scalp nodule-A diagnostic dilemma.
Nodit PG, Snyder DH, Duncan LD, Clark CT
Diagn Cytopathol 2021 Jun;49(6):779-781. Epub 2021 Apr 21 doi: 10.1002/dc.24747. PMID: 33881799
Growing scalp nodule.
Wilson JL
J Fam Pract 2020 Jun;69(5):261-262. PMID: 32555758
Friable scalp nodule.
Buck S, Naqvi J, Moad J, Donnelly H
Cutis 2020 Jan;105(1):E19-E21. PMID: 32074160

Therapy

Diagnostic approach to tinea capitis with kerion: A retrospective study.
Shemer A, Lyakhovitsky A, Kaplan B, Kassem R, Daniel R, Caspi T, Galili E
Pediatr Dermatol 2022 Sep;39(5):708-712. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1111/pde.15021. PMID: 35510777
A large, tender scalp nodule in an 8-year-old boy.
Aderibigbe O, Castelo-Soccio L
JAMA Pediatr 2015 Feb;169(2):183-4. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2905. PMID: 25642899
A scalp nodule in a 4-year-old boy. Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma.
Siah TW, Windebank KP, Menon G, Leech S
Pediatr Dermatol 2013 Jan-Feb;30(1):135-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01732.x. PMID: 23316720
Acute lymphocytic leukemia presenting as an isolated scalp nodule in an infant.
Anderson PC, Stotland MA, Dinulos JG, Perry AE
Ann Plast Surg 2010 Feb;64(2):251-3. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181a5b5fe. PMID: 20098116
Brooke-Spiegler syndrome.
Layegh P, Sharifi-Sistani N, Abadian M, Moghiman T
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2008 Nov-Dec;74(6):632-4. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.45109. PMID: 19171990

Prognosis

Diagnostic approach to tinea capitis with kerion: A retrospective study.
Shemer A, Lyakhovitsky A, Kaplan B, Kassem R, Daniel R, Caspi T, Galili E
Pediatr Dermatol 2022 Sep;39(5):708-712. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1111/pde.15021. PMID: 35510777
Neuro-folliculo-sebaceous cystic hamartoma is a unique entity.
Samaka RM, Alrahabi N
Pol J Pathol 2015 Mar;66(1):77-9. doi: 10.5114/pjp.2015.51157. PMID: 26017884
A scalp nodule in a 4-year-old boy. Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma.
Siah TW, Windebank KP, Menon G, Leech S
Pediatr Dermatol 2013 Jan-Feb;30(1):135-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2012.01732.x. PMID: 23316720
Malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor ('PEComa'): a case report and literature review of cutaneous/subcutaneous presentations.
Calder KB, Schlauder S, Morgan MB
J Cutan Pathol 2008 May;35(5):499-503. Epub 2007 Nov 12 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00842.x. PMID: 18005173
Metastatic paraganglionoma presenting as a scalp nodule.
Miller JL, Boyd AS
J Am Acad Dermatol 2001 Feb;44(2 Suppl):321-3. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2001.103035. PMID: 11174406

Clinical prediction guides

Symbiotic collision tumour of the scalp: squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma.
Mangkorntongsakul V, Tng ETV, Scurry J, Gourlay R
Australas J Dermatol 2020 May;61(2):e229-e230. Epub 2019 Dec 29 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13218. PMID: 31885076
Neuro-folliculo-sebaceous cystic hamartoma is a unique entity.
Samaka RM, Alrahabi N
Pol J Pathol 2015 Mar;66(1):77-9. doi: 10.5114/pjp.2015.51157. PMID: 26017884

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