Proliferating isthmic-catagenic cystic follicular tumor in the scalp or proliferating trichilemmal tumor: a case report

Autor: Tulio Martins, Naiara Luiza Bordignon, Irene Daher Barra
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, Vol 36, Iss 02, Pp 226-230 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1983-5175
2177-1235
DOI: 10.5935/2177-1235.2021RBCP0072
Popis: Proliferating trichilemmal tumor (PTT) is a rare neoplasm that develops from cystic follicular lesions, whose histological characteristic is the presence of trichilemmal keratinization. The most common manifestation is a solitary lump on the scalp of older women. It describes a case of proliferating trichilemmal tumor, which presents as a cystic tumor lesion on the scalp of an older woman, with recurrence after removal without diagnostic investigation.
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