Open AccessTrichoadenoma of Nikolowski
Author(s) -
Duddi Sreehari Krishna Swaroop,
Baddukonda Appala Ramakrishna,
Sarala Jothi Bai,
Shanthi Viswanathan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.41695
Subject(s) - buttocks , hair follicle , biopsy , pathology , trichoepithelioma , medicine , anatomy , dermatology , basal cell carcinoma , basal cell
Trichoadenoma of Nikolowski is a rare benign cutaneous tumor, which is usually solitary, nodular and occurs on the face or buttocks any time during adult life. The morphological differentiation of trichoadenoma is situated between a trichofolliculoma and a trichoepithelioma with hair follicle-like direction of differentiation. We report this case of trichoadenoma in a 28-year-old man who presented with a solitary nodular and ulcerated swelling in the gluteal region, gradually increasing in size. Excision biopsy revealed characteristic features consistent with trichoadenoma. We report this case in view of its rarity.