A rare clinical presentation of Desmoplastic Trichilemmoma mimicking Invasive Carcinoma

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...

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Published in:	Anais brasileiros de dermatología Vol. 89; no. 5; pp. 796 - 798
Main Authors:	Sano, Daniela Tiemi, Yang, Jeane Jeong Hoon, Tebcherani, Antonio José, Bazzo, Luiz Arthur de Paula Machado
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 01-09-2014
Subjects:	Aged Carcinoma - pathology Case Report DERMATOLOGY Diagnosis, Differential Hair diseases Hair Diseases - pathology Hair follicle Hair Follicle - pathology Humans Male Skin - pathology Skin neoplasms Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin neoplasms Hair follicle Hair diseases
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Summary:	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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ISSN:	0365-0596 1806-4841 1806-4841 0365-0596
DOI:	10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143095