A Case of Giant Pencil‐Core Granuloma

Although pencil injury is a common occurrence, only six cases of so‐called pencil‐core granuloma have been reported. All of these granulomas were relatively small, and most of them simulated malignant melanoma. We report a giant pencil‐core granuloma that developed on a patient's right palm. It...

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Published in:Journal of dermatology 2000-05, Vol.27 (5), p.329-332
Main Authors: Yoshitatsu, Sumiko, Takagi, Tadashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnosis, Differential
foreign body
foreign body granuloma
Granuloma, Foreign-Body - etiology
Granuloma, Foreign-Body - pathology
Granuloma, Foreign-Body - surgery
graphite
hand
Hand Dermatoses - etiology
Hand Dermatoses - pathology
Hand Dermatoses - surgery
Hand Injuries - complications
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
pencil‐core granuloma
Skin Diseases - etiology
Skin Diseases - pathology
Skin Diseases - surgery
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Summary:Although pencil injury is a common occurrence, only six cases of so‐called pencil‐core granuloma have been reported. All of these granulomas were relatively small, and most of them simulated malignant melanoma. We report a giant pencil‐core granuloma that developed on a patient's right palm. Its gross appearance was quite different from that of other cases previously reported; it was much larger and resembled a hemangioma.
ISSN:0385-2407
1346-8138
DOI:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2000.tb02176.x