Open AccessTrichoepithelioma
Author(s) -
Siddharth P Mosby,
MN Naidu,
SG Ranpise,
Shaliputra Magar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10011-1194
Subject(s) - medicine , trichoepithelioma , dermatology , pathology , basal cell carcinoma , basal cell
Trichoepithelioma—a small benign tumor derived from basal cells in the hair follicle. It may occur sporadically or as the cardinal feature of a relatively common genetic disorder called multiple familial trichoepithelioma characterized by the presence of many small tumors predominantly on the face, inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. A trichoepithelioma can undergo malignant transformation into a basal cell carcinoma. 1 This is a case report of 66-year-old male patient with a rounded and mobile firm swelling of 1 cm on mandibular labial vestibule of the oral cavity causing alarm and discomfort to the patient