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. 2022 Oct 12;14(2):303-305.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_276_21. eCollection 2023 Mar-Apr.

Dermoscopy of Cylindroma in Fitzpatrick Type IV Skin: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Keshavmurthy A Adya  1 , Arun C Inamadar  1 , Aparna Palit  2
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Dermoscopy of Cylindroma in Fitzpatrick Type IV Skin: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Keshavmurthy A Adya et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
(a and b) Multiple pinkish to skin-colored discrete and coalescent nodules involving the forehead, nose, ears, and cheeks. Solitary pinkish nodules over the (c) scalp and (d) chest
Figure 2
Figure 2
Polarized dermoscopy shows predominantly peripheral linear serpentine and branching vessels (a–b, black arrows), white structureless areas (a–b, black stars), yellow-brown structureless areas (a–b, red stars), and brown structures in the form of lines (a–b, yellow arrows), network pattern (b, red arrow) and structureless areas (a–b, yellow stars) over a pink-white background. [×10]
Figure 3
Figure 3
Polarized dermoscopy of the lesion on the chest reveals peripheral linear serpentine branching vessels (black arrows), white structureless areas (black stars), and thin brown lines (yellow arrows) over a pink-white background [×10]
Figure 4
Figure 4
Histopathology shows multiple dermal aggregates of cellular nests composed of basaloid cells. Also seen is the hyaline eosinophilic matrix dispersed in between and around the cellular nests (inset) [H and E, ×10; inset, ×40]
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