Cutaneous Schwannoma Masquerading as Trichilemmal Cyst Over Scalp in a Young Male

Schwannomas are benign tumors derived from Schwann cells. They are comparatively rare on scalp and easily mistaken for tumors of hair. Trichilemmal cysts are common over scalp and present as dermal or subcutaneous growths over scalp. We present a solitary schwannoma of scalp clinically mimicking tri...

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Autores principales: Mohan, KH, Manjunath, H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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E-Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3778803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082208
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.117338
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description Schwannomas are benign tumors derived from Schwann cells. They are comparatively rare on scalp and easily mistaken for tumors of hair. Trichilemmal cysts are common over scalp and present as dermal or subcutaneous growths over scalp. We present a solitary schwannoma of scalp clinically mimicking trichilemmal cyst. The tumor was surgically excised and the same was confirmed by histopathology.
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spelling pubmed-37788032013-09-30 Cutaneous Schwannoma Masquerading as Trichilemmal Cyst Over Scalp in a Young Male Mohan, KH Manjunath, H Indian J Dermatol E-Case Report Schwannomas are benign tumors derived from Schwann cells. They are comparatively rare on scalp and easily mistaken for tumors of hair. Trichilemmal cysts are common over scalp and present as dermal or subcutaneous growths over scalp. We present a solitary schwannoma of scalp clinically mimicking trichilemmal cyst. The tumor was surgically excised and the same was confirmed by histopathology. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3778803/ /pubmed/24082208 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.117338 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Cutaneous Schwannoma Masquerading as Trichilemmal Cyst Over Scalp in a Young Male
title_full Cutaneous Schwannoma Masquerading as Trichilemmal Cyst Over Scalp in a Young Male
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title_short Cutaneous Schwannoma Masquerading as Trichilemmal Cyst Over Scalp in a Young Male
title_sort cutaneous schwannoma masquerading as trichilemmal cyst over scalp in a young male
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3778803/
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