Neoplastic Process
fibrofolliculoma
[ fy-broh-fuh-lih-kyoo-loh-muh ]
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A rare, pilar-associated mesenchyme neoplasm with follicular differentiation. It usually occurs in the face, neck, and chest. It presents as a dome-shaped papular lesion. It is composed of epithelial and mesenchymal cells. Patients with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome may develop follicular fibromas.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Fibrofolliculoma is a clinically asymptomatic, 2-4 mm, skin-colored, dome-shaped smooth papule. It usually arises in the form of multiple lesions in adults in different areas such as the scalp, forehead, face, and neck. According to histology, the lesion is a fibrotic hamartoma characterized by infundibular epithelial proliferation and perifollicular fibrous proliferation.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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