Synonym(s)
Mantleoma
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Extremely rare, benign, epithelial adnexal tumor of the skin, which starts from the so-called mantle region ("mantle") of the hair follicles. The occurrence of multiple mantle tumours has been described in the context of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.
Face, neck region.
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Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Solitary or plural (then mostly in the context of genodermatoses), barely 1-2 mm large, skin-coloured, to yellowish papules, which remind of a basal cell carcinoma or of dermal melanocytic nevi.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Small nodular epithelial proliferation around the upper part of the hair follicle consisting of interlinked epithelial clusters, which may include sebocytes or sebaceous gland ducts.
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Excision for solitary tumors. Since the diagnosis is unlikely to be clinical, the excision is performed for differential diagnostic reasons. Multiple mantleomas can be removed with the 2 -Laser">CO 2 -Laser ( alternatively Erbium-YAG-Laser ).
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Kahle B et al Multiple mantleomas in Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome: successful therapy with CO2 laser. dermatologist 52: 43-46
- Rudolph P (2002) Benign adnexal skin tumors. Pathologist 23: 71-78
- Steffen C (1993) Mantleoma. A beningn neoplasm with mantle differentiation. At J Dermatopathol 15: 306-310
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