A rare clinical presentation of Desmoplastic Trichilemmoma mimicking Invasive Carcinoma
An. bras. dermatol
; 89(5): 796-798, Sep-Oct/2014. graf
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-720801
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Trichilemmoma is a benign neoplasm from the outer sheath of the pilosebaceous follicle. Desmoplastic trichilemmoma, a rare variant, is histologically characterized by a central area of desmoplasia that can clinically mimic an invasive carcinoma, requiring histopathological examination to define the diagnosis.
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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Skin Neoplasms
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Carcinoma
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Hair Follicle
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Hair Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento de Guarulhos/BR