Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of the scalp: a case report.
Dermatol Online J
; 14(8): 11, 2008 Aug 15.
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| ID: mdl-19061571
BACKGROUND: Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor is a rare skin tumor that affects mainly older women. It mimicks differential squamous cell carcinoma and its biological behavior is unpredictable. OBJECTIVE: To report on a new case of malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of the scalp and to describe the clinical and histopathologic findings. METHODS: A tumor measuring 2 cm was surgically excised with a 0.5 cm conservative margin of normal tissue RESULTS: Based on the histopathologic findings of tumor, this case was diagnosed as proliferating trichilemmal tumor of the scalp. Eleven months after tumor resection, the patient is free of disease. CONCLUSION: Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor is a rare malignant lesion with an unpredictable biological behavior. After wide excision, long term clinical follow up of the patient for early diagnosis of metastases is judicious.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuero Cabelludo
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Neoplasias Cutáneas
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Neoplasias Basocelulares
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Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Dermatol Online J
Asunto de la revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Año:
2008
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Article
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Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos