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Proliferating tricholemmal tumour with lymph node metastases

V. RodolicoMaurizio AricòPravatà GE.la RoccaGiuseppe Noto

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AdultPathologymedicine.medical_specialtyScalpSkin Neoplasmsbusiness.industryDermatologymedicine.anatomical_structureLymphatic MetastasismedicineHumansKeratinsFemaleNeoplasm Recurrence LocalbusinessLymph node

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SUMMARY A 42-year-old woman with a proliferating tricholemmal tumour (PTT) with regional lymph node metastases is reported. Histochemical studies showed evidence of tricholemmal keratinization. There was recurrence following excision and subsequently the patient developed lymph node metastases.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb08224.x