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A rare clinical presentation of Desmoplastic Trichilemmoma mimicking Invasive Carcinoma* * Work performed at Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento de Guarulhos (CHPBG) - Guarulhos (SP), Brazil.

Trichilemmoma is a benign neoplasm from the outer sheath of the pilosebaceous follicle. Desmoplastic trichilemmoma, a rare variant, is histologically characterized by a central area of desmoplasia that can clinically mimic an invasive carcinoma, requiring histopathological examination to define the diagnosis.

Hair diseases; Hair follicle; Skin neoplasms


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