Open AccessTrichilemmoma of the Scalp: An Unusual Presentation
Author(s) -
Rui Santos,
Olga Ferreira,
Margarida Teixeira,
Celeste Brito
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
gazeta médica/gazeta médica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2184-0628
pISSN - 2183-8135
DOI - 10.29315/gm.v5i2.163
Subject(s) - scalp , human papilloma virus , papilloma , neoplasm , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , medicine , biology , dermatology , surgery , cancer , cervical cancer
Trichilemmoma is a benign tumor with origin in the ou-ter root sheath cells of the pilosebaceous follicles. The relationship between the human papilloma virus and this neoplasm remain controversial.