Author/Authors :
Goldberg-Murow, Monica Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Universidad An ́ahuac M ́exico - Huixquilucan - MEX, Mexico , Capurso-García, Marino Antonio Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Universidad An ́ahuac M ́exico - Huixquilucan - MEX, Mexico , Pomerantz, Alan Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Universidad An ́ahuac M ́exico - Huixquilucan - MEX, Mexico , Galnares-Olalde, Javier Andrés Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Universidad An ́ahuac M ́exico - Huixquilucan - MEX, Mexico , Blachman-Braun, Ruben Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Universidad An ́ahuac M ́exico - Huixquilucan - MEX, Mexico , Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Sergio Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Universidad An ́ahuac M ́exico - Huixquilucan - MEX, Mexico , Bautista-Piña,Verónica Departamento de Patolog ́ıa - Instituto de Enfermedades de la Mama (IEM) - La Fundaci ́on del C ́ancer de Mama (FUCAM) - Mexico City, Mexico
Abstract :
Proliferating trichilemmal tumors (PTTs) are benign adnexal skin neoplasms that arise from the outer root sheath of the hair follicle.These tumors are most commonly observed on the scalp and occur, most of the time, in elderly women. Malignant transformationoftheseneoplasmsisarareevent;lessthan50caseshavebeenreportedintheEnglishmedicalliterature.Wepresentthecaseof a 39-year-old Hispanic woman with a tumor located on the skin of one of her breasts that in her third surgical procedure thehistologic examination revealed the presence of a malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor (MPTT). Furthermore, a review ofthe medical literature and a discussion of the clinical and pathologic features of this rare entity are provided
Keywords :
Atypical Proliferating Trichilemmal Cyst , Malignant Breast Skin Transformation , MPTT , Proliferating trichilemmal tumors (PTTs)
