Transepidermal Elimination Associated with Trichilemmal Cyst.
- Author:
Jo Young PYO
1
;
Weon Ju LEE
;
Dae Won KOO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. wjlee@hallym.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Trichilemmal cyst;
Transepidermal elimination
- MeSH:
Aged;
Epidermis;
Female;
Humans;
Skin;
Thigh
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2003;41(7):959-961
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The skin functions to eliminate foreign substances through the epidermis to epidermal surface; this process is called transepidermal elimination(TEE). TEE has been observed in various skin tumors. A 71-year-old woman presented with a well-circumscribed, red-brownish, subcutaneous nodule, 1.3x1.0 cm in size, located on the left thigh. The histopathologic finding of the lesion shows trichilemmal cyst with transepidermal elimination.
