Dermatopathology (Basel)
March 2023
Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign, self-limiting granulomatous inflammatory disease that exhibits different histologic patterns. Infrequently, granuloma annulare can be associated with malignancy, the so-called malignancy-associated granuloma annulare (MGA). In this study, we aimed to compare the clinical and histopathological differences between GA and MGA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCalcinosis cutis (CC) is characterized by calcium deposition in the subcutaneous tissues. Subepidermal calcified nodule (SCN) is a variant of idiopathic calcinosis most commonly seen in the head and neck region of children and adolescents as a single, small, painless, yellow-white papule. A 13-year-old boy with a medical history of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) presented with a firm 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this report is to present a rare case of primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma (PCMC) manifesting with granuloma annulare (GA), and to discuss the association as a paraneoplastic phenomenon. A 65-year-old female presented with a painless, slow-growing, cystic nodule less than 1 cm over the left lateral canthus. The clinical presentation was highly suspicious of sebaceous cyst.
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