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Pilosebaceous hamartoma

MedGen UID:
277515
•Concept ID:
C1335410
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pilosebaceous Hamartoma; pilosebaceous hamartoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020979

Definition

A hamartoma characterized by localized pilosebaceous apparatus malformation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPilosebaceous hamartoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

An unusual case of multiple grouped non-familial trichoepitheliomas.
Vy M, Mehrzad M, Konia T, Burrall B
Dermatol Online J 2021 May 15;27(5) doi: 10.5070/D327553615. PMID: 34118815
Cutaneous Leiomyoma Mimicking a Keloid.
Boyuk E, Saracoğlu ZN, Arık D
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2020 Aug;28(2):116. PMID: 32876039
Keratoacanthoma arising in nevus comedonicus.
Zarkik S, Bouhllab J, Methqal A, Afifi Y, Senouci K, Hassam B
Dermatol Online J 2012 Jul 15;18(7):4. PMID: 22863626
Nevus comedonicus--case report and review of therapeutical approach.
Manola I, Ljubojević S, Lipozencić J, Pustisek N
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2003 Dec;11(4):221-4. PMID: 14670222

Diagnosis

An updated review of the sebaceous gland and its role in health and diseases Part 2: Pathophysiological clinical disorders of sebaceous glands.
Shamloul G, Khachemoune A
Dermatol Ther 2021 Mar;34(2):e14862. Epub 2021 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/dth.14862. PMID: 33571388
An updated review of the sebaceous gland and its role in health and diseases Part 1: Embryology, evolution, structure, and function of sebaceous glands.
Shamloul G, Khachemoune A
Dermatol Ther 2021 Jan;34(1):e14695. Epub 2021 Jan 1 doi: 10.1111/dth.14695. PMID: 33354858
Cutaneous Leiomyoma Mimicking a Keloid.
Boyuk E, Saracoğlu ZN, Arık D
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2020 Aug;28(2):116. PMID: 32876039
Umbilicated nodule over eyebrow.
Singh N, Kumar N, Chandrashekar L, Thappa DM, Kar R, Srinivas BH
Dermatol Online J 2013 Sep 14;19(9):19622. PMID: 24050295
Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma of the eyelid: report of a case and literature review.
Read RW, Burnstine M, Rowland JM, Zamir E, Rao NA
Ophthalmology 2001 Apr;108(4):798-804. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00638-2. PMID: 11297501

Therapy

Successful treatment of late-onset nevus comedonicus with Er:YAG laser.
Aktaş Karabay E, Yapıcıer Ö
J Cosmet Dermatol 2020 Apr;19(4):863-865. Epub 2019 Jul 22 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13084. PMID: 31328868
Congenital nevus comedonicus complicated by a hidradenitis suppurativa-like lesion: Report of a childhood case.
Ravaioli GM, Neri I, Zannetti G, Patrizi A
Pediatr Dermatol 2018 Sep;35(5):e298-e299. Epub 2018 Jun 27 doi: 10.1111/pde.13574. PMID: 29952017
Keratoacanthoma arising in nevus comedonicus.
Zarkik S, Bouhllab J, Methqal A, Afifi Y, Senouci K, Hassam B
Dermatol Online J 2012 Jul 15;18(7):4. PMID: 22863626
Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma of the eyelid: report of a case and literature review.
Read RW, Burnstine M, Rowland JM, Zamir E, Rao NA
Ophthalmology 2001 Apr;108(4):798-804. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00638-2. PMID: 11297501

Prognosis

Squamous cell carcinoma with perineural involvement in nevus sebaceus.
Locke ST, Schaffenburg WC, Breedlove JP, Davis Ii DW, Bowden Iii LP, Royer MC
Cutis 2019 Apr;103(4):E17-E19. PMID: 31116824
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

Clinical prediction guides

Cutaneous Leiomyoma Mimicking a Keloid.
Boyuk E, Saracoğlu ZN, Arık D
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2020 Aug;28(2):116. PMID: 32876039
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
Meningothelial proliferations in mature cystic teratoma of the ovary: evidence for the common presence of cranially derived tissues paralleling anterior embryonic plate development. An analysis of 25 consecutive cases.
Chen E, Fletcher CD, Nucci MR
Am J Surg Pathol 2010 Jul;34(7):1014-8. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181e24f06. PMID: 20534997

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