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Solitary Violaceous Nodule on the Face.

A A CardenasS A NortonJ E Fitzpatrick
Published in: Archives of dermatology (2016)
This distinctive but uncommon skin tumor was first described by Ancell in 18421 and given the name cylindrom ("cylindroma") by Billroth in 1859.2 The qualifier dermal cylindroma distinguishes this tumor from adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands, also called cylindroma. Cylindromas are usually firm, smooth, pink-to-red dermal.
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