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Trichoepithelioma presenting as leonine facies in a young female

Trichoepithelioma is a rare benign tumour of the pilosebaceous unit that originates from the hair follicles. Although it rarely results in facial disfigurement, it is thought to be the cause of leonine facies. We discuss a 27‐year‐old woman who presented with facies Leonine caused by trichoepithelio...

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Autores principales: Ghahartars, Mehdi, Parvar, Seyedeh Yasamin, Samipour, Leila, Hadibarhaghtalab, Maryam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9892421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36751311
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ski2.177
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Sumario:Trichoepithelioma is a rare benign tumour of the pilosebaceous unit that originates from the hair follicles. Although it rarely results in facial disfigurement, it is thought to be the cause of leonine facies. We discuss a 27‐year‐old woman who presented with facies Leonine caused by trichoepitheliomas. The first line of treatment for these multiple symmetrical, firm, and round papules or nodules is excisional surgery.