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Cylindroma

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Cylindromas are:

  • benign tumours which are derived from sweat glands or hair follicles
  • particularly common on the scalp where they may be multiple (turban tumour)
  • occasionally familial with autosomal dominant inheritance

Management includes excision biopsy of the skin lump with subsequent histology.

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