A Case of Desmoplastic Trichoepithelioma.
- Author:
Young Doo KIM
;
Gi Young SUNG
;
Do Won KIM
;
Jae Bok JUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Animals;
Female;
Horns;
Humans;
Korea
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1989;27(4):470-473
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report herein a case of desmoplastic trichoepithelioma in a 73-year-old female, who is the oldest among the patients of the disease reported in Korea. She had an asymptomatic, hard, annular lesion, measuring 0.6 x 0.7 cm with an elevated border and a depressed center on the left nasolsbial fold. Histopathological findings showed narrow strands of basaloid tumor cells, horn cysts and a desmoplastic stroma.