Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma: an uncommon adnexal tumour with a predilection for cosmetically sensitive sites
Published Date: 06th July 2022
Publication Authors: Morton J
Introduction
Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma is an uncommon adnexal tumour (Rahman et al, 2020) predominantly affecting young women in cosmetically sensitive sites (Mamelak et al, 2010). Detection is often incidental and histological diagnosis can be impeded by biopsies that are insufficiently deep (Mamelak et al, 2010). Clinically and histologically it can mimic morphoeic basal cell carcinoma (Brownstein and Shapiro, 1977). This article presents the case of a 31-year-old woman who presented with a desmoplastic trichoepithelioma on the cheek.
Phillips, D; Chaudhry, IH; Morton, JD; West, EA. (2022). Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma: an uncommon adnexal tumour with a predilection for cosmetically sensitive sites. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 83(7), pp.1-3. [Online]. Available at: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/hmed.2021.0437 [Accessed 16 August 2022]