Open AccessSolitary trichoepithelioma of the eyelid: A clinico-pathological correlation
Author(s) -
Aanchal Gupta,
Mohammad Javed Ali,
Dilip Kumar Mishra,
Milind N. Naik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7753.160119
Subject(s) - trichoepithelioma , eyelid , nodule (geology) , medicine , pathological , differential diagnosis , basal cell carcinoma , pathology , basal cell , dermatology , histopathological examination , radiology , biology , paleontology
Solitary trichoepithelioma of the eyelid is a very rare tumor, which needs to be differentiated from basaloid epithelioma and basal cell carcinoma. Diagnosis is based on clinical and histopathological examination. We present a case of an eyelid trichoepithelioma presenting as a long standing nodule with associated dermatochalasis. Although rare, this entity should be kept in the differential diagnosis of chronic, firm, nodular eyelid lesions.