research Ectopic sebaceous gland: a developmental anomaly 7 citations , July 2006 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” A 21-year-old had a rare developmental anomaly with a misplaced sebaceous gland in a hair follicle.
research Ectopic Sebaceous Glands in the Hair Follicle Matrix: Case Reports and Literature Review of this Embryogenic Anomaly 3 citations , November 2018 in “Curēus” The cause and importance of misplaced oil glands in the hair follicle are not well understood.
research Differential sensitivity of epidermal cell subpopulations to β-catenin-induced ectopic hair follicle formation 43 citations , April 2010 in “Developmental Biology” Sebaceous glands can form new hair follicles when activated, but hair follicle bulges cannot.
research Compartmentalized Epidermal Activation of β-Catenin Differentially Affects Lineage Reprogramming and Underlies Tumor Heterogeneity 54 citations , January 2016 in “Cell reports” Activating β-catenin in different skin stem cells causes various types of hair growth and skin tumors.
research Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis with folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma 31 citations , January 2007 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A rare skin growth was successfully removed without recurrence after one year.