Trichilemmoma of the Scalp: An Unusual Presentation

Rui Pedro Santos; Olga Ferreira; Margarida Teixeira; Celeste Brito

doi:10.29315/gm.v5i2.163

Gazeta Médica (Jun 2018)

Trichilemmoma of the Scalp: An Unusual Presentation

Rui Pedro Santos,
Olga Ferreira,
Margarida Teixeira,
Celeste Brito

Affiliations

Rui Pedro Santos: Serviço de Dermatovenereologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.
Olga Ferreira: Serviço de Dermatovenereologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.
Margarida Teixeira: Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.
Celeste Brito: Serviço de Dermatovenereologia, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29315/gm.v5i2.163
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 2

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Trichilemmoma is a benign tumor with origin in the ou-ter root sheath cells of the pilosebaceous follicles.1 The relationship between the human papilloma virus and this neoplasm remain controversial.

Published in Gazeta Médica

ISSN: 2183-8135 (Print); 2184-0628 (Online)
Publisher: José de Mello Saúde
Country of publisher: Portugal
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.gazetamedica.pt

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