Trichoepithelioma

Trichoepithelioma
Updated: 07/01/2023
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD

General features
  • Benign
  • Often in children, may be familial (9p21)
  • May be CYLD (16q12-q13) associated
  • If multiple, may be autosomal dominant
  • May recur if partially removed, or familial form
Clinical features

Pathological features
Management
  • Excision


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