Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of the scalp: report of 4 cases and a short review of the literature

Cemal Alper Kemaloğlu; Melikgazi Öztürk; Beyza Aydın; Özlem Canöz; Orhun Eğilmez

doi:10.1080/23320885.2022.2077208

Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of the scalp: report of 4 cases and a short review of the literature

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2022 May 23;9(1):158-164. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2022.2077208. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Cemal Alper Kemaloğlu¹, Melikgazi Öztürk¹, Beyza Aydın¹, Özlem Canöz², Orhun Eğilmez²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
² Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.

Abstract

Malignant proliferating pilar tumors are very rare adnexial lesions that can be confused with other skin neoplasms. The authors present four patients with malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumors located on the scalp. A review of the literature search for malignant proliferating pilar tumors and treatments was performed.

Keywords: Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor; proliferated pilar cyst; skin tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports