Rhinophyma is the advanced stage of rosacea and manifests clinically with disfigurement of the nose. The histopathology has been classified into classical and severe types. We studied the clinicopathological characteristics of 8 cases with the diagnosis of rhinophyma. In 5 of 9 specimens, floret-like multinucleated giant cells containing lipid were identified. This finding, to the best of our knowledge, has not been previously described.
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