Cylindroma as a Tumor of Hair Follicle Origin

    February 2006 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology ”
    Ramin Massoumi, Maurizio Podda, Reinhard Fässler, Ralf Paus
    Studysummary Cylindromas likely originate from hair follicle stem cells, not sweat glands.
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