An
acrochordon
is
a
small
,
soft
,
common
,
benign
,
usually
pedunculated
neoplasm
that
is
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particularly
in
persons
who
are
obese
.
It
is
usually
skin
colored
or
hyperpigmented
,
and
it
may
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as
surface
nodules
or
papillomas
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healthy
skin
.
Most
acrochordons
vary
in
size
from
2
-
5
mm
in
diameter
,
although
larger
acrochordons
up
to
5
cm
in
diameter
are
sometimes
evident
.
The
most
frequent
localizations
are
the
neck
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the
axillae
,
but
any
skin
fold
,
including
the
groin
,
may
be
affected
.
Birt
-
Hogg
-
Dube
(
BHD
)
syndrome
is
a
rare
autosomal
dominant
genodermatosis
characterized
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skin
tumors
,
including
multiple
fibrofolliculomas
,
trichodiscomas
,
and
acrochordons
.
These
patients
tend
to
develop
renal
and
colonic
carcinomas
.
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defective
gene
in
BHD
syndrome
has
been
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and
is
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of
being
a
tumor
suppressor
gene
.
Several
mutations
of
the
BHD
gene
have
been
reported
.
All
skin
lesions
in
the
syndrome
may
actually
represent
fibrofolliculomas
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in
various
planes
of
section
.
