| Literature DB >> 29118524 |
Christel Bolte1, Roberto Cullen1, Ivo Sazunic2.
Abstract
Trichofolliculoma (TF) is a hamartomatous hair follicle-related tumor, clinically described as a dome-shaped papule with a central pore crossed by one or more silky white hairs. Histologically, it described as a cystic cavity containing keratinous debris, hair shaft fragments, and numerous hair follicles arising from its linings. Collision or compound tumors are a coexistence of two or more identifiable tumors in the same lesion. We present a case of a 47-year-old man with a lesion on his left cheek clinically characterized as a TF. However, the histopathological study reveals a collision tumor involving a TF and a melanocytic nevus. Collision tumors involving melanocytic nevi and hair follicle-related tumors have been previously reported, such as desmoplastic trichoepithelioma, epidermoid cyst, folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma, and trichoadenoma.Entities:
Keywords: Melanocytic nevus; skin neoplasms; trichofolliculoma
Year: 2017 PMID: 29118524 PMCID: PMC5655628 DOI: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_108_16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Trichology ISSN: 0974-7753