Multiple Familial Trichoepithelioma with an Adjacent Basal Cell Carcinoma, Transformation or Collision – A Case Report and Review of Literature

Trichoepithelioma is a benign tumor of follicular origin that presents as small, skin-colored papules predominantly on the face. When more than one family member is affected, the disease is known as multiple familial trichoepithelioma (MFT). It is a rare autosomal dominant skin disease. Malignant tr...

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Autores principales: Sangwaiya, Ashok, Sharma, Jyoti, Sharma, Swati, Munghate, Anand, Samal, Swagatika, Sen, Rajeev
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26120156
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156380
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Sumario:Trichoepithelioma is a benign tumor of follicular origin that presents as small, skin-colored papules predominantly on the face. When more than one family member is affected, the disease is known as multiple familial trichoepithelioma (MFT). It is a rare autosomal dominant skin disease. Malignant transformation is very rare. We describe here a case that developed malignant neoplasm in a setting of multiple trichoepithelioma.

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