Recurrent malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor with lymph node metastasis in a young woman

J Postgrad Med. 2014 Oct-Dec;60(4):400-2. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.143973.

Abstract

Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor (MPTT) is a rare cutaneous tumor predominantly affecting the scalp, eyelids, neck and face of elderly women. It is a large, solitary, multilobulated lesion that may arise within a pilar cyst. These tumors are largely benign, often cystic, and are characterized by trichilemmal keratinization. However, at times, the tumor has an aggressive clinical course and a propensity for nodal and distant metastases. Wide local excision with a 1 cm margin of normal tissue is the treatment of choice. Adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been occasionally used to prevent recurrence in MPTT. This is a case report of a recurrent malignant trichilemmal tumor over scalp in a young female patient with nodal metastasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy
  • Female
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology*
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Scalp / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome