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'''Trichilemmal_carcinoma''' is a rare malignant [[skin tumour]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*Super rare. | |||
*Not well-described. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref>{{Ref Derm|399-400}}</ref> | |||
*Clear (glycogen-rich) cytoplasm in center of lesion. | |||
*Peripheral palisading at edge of lesion - root sheath differentiation (hair follicle). | |||
*Contiguous with hair follicle ''or'' assoc. with [[trichilemmoma]]. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]], clear cell variant. | |||
*[[Basal cell carcinoma]], clear cell variant. | |||
*[[Trichilemmoma]]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Dermatologic neoplasms]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Dermatologic neoplasms]] | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
Revision as of 03:22, 22 May 2014
Trichilemmal_carcinoma is a rare malignant skin tumour.
General
- Super rare.
- Not well-described.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Clear (glycogen-rich) cytoplasm in center of lesion.
- Peripheral palisading at edge of lesion - root sheath differentiation (hair follicle).
- Contiguous with hair follicle or assoc. with trichilemmoma.
DDx:
- Squamous cell carcinoma, clear cell variant.
- Basal cell carcinoma, clear cell variant.
- Trichilemmoma.
See also
References
- ↑ Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 399-400. ISBN 978-0443066542.