• Source: Cylindroma

    • Cylindroma is a rare, slow-growing, benign tumour of the skin. It mostly affects the face, scalp, and neck regions.
    Types include:

    Dermal eccrine cylindroma, a benign tumour of the skin
    Adenoid cystic carcinoma, a malignant tumour of the salivary gland


    Signs and symptoms


    The tumours are smooth, firm, pink to crimson in hue, commonly pedunculated, and often numerous. Tumours can sometimes cause pain. The scalp and surrounding skin are the most common sites. When pedunculated, the tumours may be nearly hairless, although the smaller lesions produce dermal nodules with minimal hair loss over them.


    Causes


    Cylindromas can be sporadic or inherited.


    Diagnosis


    Computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging provide the best representation of the tumour's extension.


    Treatment


    Surgical excision is used to treat cylindromas.


    See also


    CYLD cutaneous syndrome
    List of cutaneous neoplasms associated with systemic syndromes


    References




    Further reading


    Bansal, Cherry; Lal, Nirupma; Batra, Mayanka; Srivastava, AN (2012). "Solitary cylindroma with malignant transformation". Indian Journal of Dermatology. 57 (2). Medknow: 141. doi:10.4103/0019-5154.94289. ISSN 0019-5154. PMC 3352641.
    Guruprasad, Yadavalli; Chauhan, DineshSingh (2012). "Dermal cylindroma of the scalp". National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery. 3 (1). Medknow: 59–61. doi:10.4103/0975-5950.102163. ISSN 0975-5950. PMC 3513812. PMID 23251061.


    External links


    DermNet
    StatPearls

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