2019
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20198199
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Proliferating trichilemmal cyst with clinical, radiological, macroscopic, and microscopic correlation

Abstract: Proliferating trichilemmal cyst is an uncommon neoplasm arising from the follicular isthmus, whose histopathological hallmark is the presence of trichilemmal keratinization. We describe a case of proliferating trichilemmal cyst in a 57-yearold woman with a broad clinical, radiological, macroscopic and microscopic correlation.

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
3
2

Citation Types

0
8
0
4

Year Published

2020
2020
2023
2023

Publication Types

Select...
6

Relationship

0
6

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 9 publications
(12 citation statements)
references
References 7 publications
0
8
0
4
Order By: Relevance
“…d. Proliferating pilar cyst: A proliferating pilar cyst is a rare tumor of the external root sheath of a hair follicle that usually presents as a cystic or solid subcutaneous nodule on the scalp of elderly women and most commonly enlarges slowly but can enlarge rapidly if malignant (Alam et al, 2015;Siddha et al, 2007;Valerio et al, 2019). Its characterizing histologic feature is trichilemmal keratinization (Alam et al, 2015).…”
Section: Discussion Of Incorrect Answersmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 1 more Smart Citation
“…d. Proliferating pilar cyst: A proliferating pilar cyst is a rare tumor of the external root sheath of a hair follicle that usually presents as a cystic or solid subcutaneous nodule on the scalp of elderly women and most commonly enlarges slowly but can enlarge rapidly if malignant (Alam et al, 2015;Siddha et al, 2007;Valerio et al, 2019). Its characterizing histologic feature is trichilemmal keratinization (Alam et al, 2015).…”
Section: Discussion Of Incorrect Answersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Its characterizing histologic feature is trichilemmal keratinization (Alam et al, 2015). Whereas the benign form is most common, a malignant form does exist that can have an aggressive clinical course with a tendency to metastasize to lymph nodes and more distantly (Siddha et al, 2007;Valerio et al, 2019).…”
Section: Discussion Of Incorrect Answersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Se presenta como un tumor exofítico, sólido o quístico, de lento crecimiento y con la superficie ulcerada [1][2][3][4] . Su tamaño oscila entre 0,4 y 10 cm de diámetro 5 .…”
Section: Comentariounclassified
“…Puede ocurrir la transformación de un QTP en un QTP maligno, el cual presentará atipia citológica, pleomorfismo celular con mitosis atípicas, células disqueratósicas e infiltración de los márgenes adyacentes 4 .…”
Section: Comentariounclassified
See 1 more Smart Citation