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. 2013 Jul;40(4):461-3.
doi: 10.5999/aps.2013.40.4.461. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Giant proliferating trichilemmal tumor

Bisher Al-Shanawani  1 , Mukhtar M Abdelhamid, Feras M Al-Shomer
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Giant proliferating trichilemmal tumor

Bisher Al-Shanawani et al. Arch Plast Surg. 2013 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Showing the actual scalp lesion undergoing further evaluation in the clinic.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Showing the preoperative computed tomography scan of the scalp mass, in which the location is further clarified with the potential of pericranium involvement.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
A histopathology section that shows the cyst cavity with characteristic amorphous eosinophilic keratin (yellow arrow) (H&E, ×100).
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
A histopathology section showing, under higher magnification, regions of trichilemmal keratinization with variable cytologic atypia (yellow arrow) and mitotic activity together with lobulation of the cyst wall and pilling up of the squamous epithelium (H&E, ×200).
Fig. 5
Fig. 5
Showing the follow-up photographic documentation of the previous location of the scalp mass 2 years after excision with no signs of recurrence.
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