TY - JOUR
T1 - Proliferating trichilemmal tumor of the vulva
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Avinoach, Ilana
AU - Zirkin, Howard J.
AU - Glezerman, Marek
PY - 1989/6
Y1 - 1989/6
N2 - A case of proliferating trichilemmal tumor, otherwise known as pilar tumor, occurring in the dermis of the left labium majus of a 65-year-old woman, is presented. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of such a tumor occurring in this location. The origin of this neoplasm, the reasons for its rarity at this site, and the range of its biological behavior are discussed in relation to the clinical manifestations of this case.
AB - A case of proliferating trichilemmal tumor, otherwise known as pilar tumor, occurring in the dermis of the left labium majus of a 65-year-old woman, is presented. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of such a tumor occurring in this location. The origin of this neoplasm, the reasons for its rarity at this site, and the range of its biological behavior are discussed in relation to the clinical manifestations of this case.
KW - Benign adnexal neoplasm
KW - Pilar tumor
KW - Trichilemmal cyst
KW - Trichilemmal tumor
KW - Vulva
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U2 - 10.1097/00004347-198906000-00010
DO - 10.1097/00004347-198906000-00010
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AN - SCOPUS:0024498790
VL - 8
SP - 163
EP - 168
JO - International Journal of Gynecological Pathology
JF - International Journal of Gynecological Pathology
SN - 0277-1691
IS - 2
ER -