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
- Slow growth, rarely transformed to malignancy
- Papules or nodules
Pathological
features
- Basaloid cells (like cylindroma)
- Primitive hair follicle with peripheral cell palisading
Management
- Excision
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