Submitted by kej2006 on June 6, 2018 - 4:10pm
| Title | Trichilemmal carcinoma in an African American. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Laochumroonvorapong P, Kokta V, Quan MB |
| Journal | Dermatol Surg |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 284-6 |
| Date Published | 2002 Mar |
| ISSN | 1076-0512 |
| Keywords | African Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Adnexal and Skin Appendage, Skin Neoplasms, Sunlight |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Trichilemmal carcinoma is an uncommon cutaneous neoplasm found primarily on the sun-exposed skin of the elderly. OBJECTIVE: To report a case of trichilemmal carcinoma presenting as a forehead nodule in an African American patient. METHODS: Case report and review of the literature. RESULTS: Our patient is the first reported case in the English language literature of trichilemmal carcinoma in an African American individual with skin phototype VI. CONCLUSION: The occurrence of trichilemmal carcinoma in our African American patient suggests the diagnosis of trichilemmal carcinoma be added to the differential diagnosis of a nodule on the head region in this patient population. |
| Alternate Journal | Dermatol Surg |
| PubMed ID | 11896784 |