Trichilemmomas
Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 26 Jul 2019
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Citation:
Prowse S, Weerakkody Y, Jones J, et al. Trichilemmomas. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 Jul 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-30281
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Article created:
19 Jan 2016,
Simon Prowse
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26 Jul 2019,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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- Trichilemmoma
Trichilemmomas are important due to their invariable association with Cowden syndrome.
They are a benign cutaneous neoplasm that usually present on the head or face as a smooth or verrucoid lesion, and may be single or multiple. They may be mistaken for a basal cell carcinoma.
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References
- 1. Brownstein MH, Mehregan AH, Bilowski JB. Trichilemmomas in Cowden's disease. JAMA. 1977;238 (1): 26. Pubmed citation
- 2. Gattuso P, Reddy VB, David O. Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology. Saunders. ISBN:1416045805. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon