A 65-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 6x4x3 cm mass on the scrotal skin. The patient admitted that the lesion had been present for about ten years and it increased in size gradually. The past medical history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed a hyperpigmented, erythematous, polypoid mass hanging from the left scrotal skin with a peduncle. The lesion was soft and nontender t...

Dermoscopy revealed a well-defined, erythematous-pink tumor (Fig. 2A) with prominent, more or less evenly distributed blood vessels, with characteristic cherry blossom images mostly at the periphery of the tumor (Fig. 2B), and pale pink structureless areas (Fig. 2A). With a suspected diagnosis of eccrine poroma, the lesion was excised and the histological findings confirmed the diagnosis. Eccri...

Dermoscopy revealed a well-defined, erythematous-pink tumor (Fig. 2A) with prominent, more or less evenly distributed blood vessels, with characteristic cherry blossom images mostly at the periphery of the tumor (Fig. 2B), and pale pink structureless areas (Fig. 2A). With a suspected diagnosis of eccrine poroma, the lesion was excised and the histological findings confirmed the diagnosis. Eccri...

Neurothekeomas are rare, benign dermal tumors of presumed fibrohistiocytic lineage. They present multiple differential diagnoses, making their identification challenging at the dermatological and anatomopathological examination. We report case a 28-year-old man who presented hardened papule growth on left upper eyelid with histopathology immunohistochemistry suggestive neurothekeoma.

A 51-year-old man with a history of recurrent primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma involving his back returned for a follow-up visit at our cutaneous lymphoma clinic. He complained of a several-month history of a new asymptomatic papule on the mid-thoracic back. He denied fevers, chills, night sweats or fatigue. Clinical examination identified a 3 to 4 mm red to orange-colored papule on the...

INTRODUCTION Usual causes of a papule or nodule in a post-operative site after resection of a skin tumor are residual or recurrent tumor, proliferative scar, or suture granuloma with inflammation and granulation tissue. Inverted or trapped hair, an acquired trichostasis, has not been implicated as a cause in such cases, this is probably the first case reported in literature. CASE PRESENTATION...

A 54-year-old woman with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) referred to our dermatology department with a three-week-history of a purple-colored lesion on her right arm. The patient was on treatment with oral prednisone at 20 mg/day for ITP and levothyroxine at 25 mg/day for hypothyroidism. No topical treatment was prescribed or used before our consultation. Dermatological examination reveal...

Pacinian corpuscles are sensory nerve-end organs located in the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue of the palms or soles. Pacinian neuroma is an extremely rare feature, defined as hyperplasia or hypertrophy of Pacinian corpuscles. About half of Pacinian neuromas present with point tenderness. There have been a limited number of cases reported around the world. We observed a 45-year-old woman w...

Dermoscopy revealed a well-defined, erythematous-pink tumor (Fig. 2A) with prominent, more or less evenly distributed blood vessels, with characteristic cherry blossom images mostly at the periphery of the tumor (Fig. 2B), and pale pink structureless areas (Fig. 2A). With a suspected diagnosis of eccrine poroma, the lesion was excised and the histological findings confirmed the diagnosis. Eccri...

Dermoscopy revealed a well-defined, erythematous-pink tumor (Fig. 2A) with prominent, more or less evenly distributed blood vessels, with characteristic cherry blossom images mostly at the periphery of the tumor (Fig. 2B), and pale pink structureless areas (Fig. 2A). With a suspected diagnosis of eccrine poroma, the lesion was excised and the histological findings confirmed the diagnosis. Eccri...