Trichoepithelioma
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| Trichoepithelioma | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
 Micrograph of a trichoepithelioma. H&E stain. |
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| ICD-10 | D23 (ILDS D23.L13) |
| ICD-O: | 8100/0 |
| DiseasesDB | 31359 |
Trichoepithelioma is a neoplasm of the adnexa of the skin.[1] Its appearance is similar to basal cell carcinoma.
One form has been mapped to chromosome 9p21.[2]
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[edit] Types
Trichoepitheliomas may be divided into the following types:[3]:672
[edit] Pathology
Trichoepitheliomas consisted of nests of basaloid cells. They lack the myxoid stroma and artefactual clefting seen in basal cell carcinoma. Mitoses are uncommon when compared to basal cell carcinoma.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Trichoepithelioma: Overview - eMedicine Dermatology". http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1060049-overview. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ Salhi A, Bornholdt D, Oeffner F, et al. (August 2004). "Multiple familial trichoepithelioma caused by mutations in the cylindromatosis tumor suppressor gene". Cancer Res. 64 (15): 5113–7. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-0307. PMID 15289313. http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=15289313.
- ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
