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Trichoepithelioma

MedGen UID:
138112
Concept ID:
C0349658
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Trichoblastoma
SNOMED CT: Trichoblastoma (878881002); Brooke's tumor (274898000); Epithelioma adenoides cysticum (274898000); Trichoepithelioma (274898000); Trichoblastoma (277942005); Trichoepithelioma (59186007); Brooke's tumor (59186007); Epithelioma adenoides cysticum (59186007)
 
HPO: HP:0025367
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020593

Definition

A benign hair follicle tumor whose tumor cells form rudimentary hair follicles but not actual hair shafts. A trichoepithelioma is usually less than one centimeter, firm, round, and shihy with yellow, pink, brown, or bluish color. They may occur multiply, usually on the face, and may gradually increase in number with age. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Follicular atrophoderma and basal cell epitheliomata
MedGen UID:
87539
Concept ID:
C0346104
Neoplastic Process
Bazex-Dupre-Christol syndrome (BDCS) is an X-linked dominant disorder characterized by a triad of congenital hypotrichosis, follicular atrophoderma affecting the dorsa of the hands and feet, the face, and extensor surfaces of the elbows or knees, and the development of basal cell neoplasms, including basal cell nevi and basal cell carcinomas from the second decade onward (Yung and Newton-Bishop, 2005). Rombo syndrome (180730) has similar features, but shows autosomal dominant inheritance.

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PubMed

Lobo Y, Blake T, Wheller L
Australas J Dermatol 2021 May;62(2):e192-e200. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13537. PMID: 33403677
Nagy N, Farkas K, Kemény L, Széll M
Eur J Med Genet 2015 May;58(5):271-8. Epub 2015 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2015.02.010. PMID: 25782638
Sellheyer K, Nelson P, Kutzner H, Patel RM
J Cutan Pathol 2013 Apr;40(4):363-70. Epub 2013 Feb 11 doi: 10.1111/cup.12085. PMID: 23398472

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Díaz-Flores L, Gutiérrez R, García MP, González-Gómez M, Rodríguez-Rodriguez R, Hernández-León N, Díaz-Flores L Jr, Carrasco JL
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Jul 8;22(14) doi: 10.3390/ijms22147342. PMID: 34298962Free PMC Article
Aslam A
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2017 Aug;18(8):49. doi: 10.1007/s11864-017-0491-z. PMID: 28681209
Mamelak AJ, Goldberg LH, Katz TM, Graves JJ, Arnon O, Kimyai-Asadi A
J Am Acad Dermatol 2010 Jan;62(1):102-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.066. PMID: 20082889
Carter JJ, Kaur MR, Hargitai B, Brown R, Slator R, Abdullah A
Clin Exp Dermatol 2007 Sep;32(5):522-4. Epub 2007 Apr 24 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02431.x. PMID: 17459070
Inalöz HS, Chowdhury MM, Knight AG
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2001 Sep;15(5):481-3. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2001.00302.x. PMID: 11763398

Diagnosis

Arandia JOA, Magalhães TC, Gomes de Sá GM, Carneiro LH, Ramos-E-Silva M
Skinmed 2023;21(1):47-50. Epub 2023 Mar 29 PMID: 36987829
Fiegen AP, Tjarks BJ, Jassim AD
S D Med 2018 Apr;71(4):164-166. PMID: 29996033
Karimzadeh I, Namazi MR, Karimzadeh A
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2018 Jun;26(2):162-165. PMID: 29989874
Stanoszek LM, Wang GY, Harms PW
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2017 Nov;141(11):1490-1502. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0222-RA. PMID: 29072946
Gordon S, Fischer C, Martin A, Rosman IS, Council ML
Dermatol Surg 2017 Aug;43(8):1012-1016. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001142. PMID: 28654578

Therapy

Lan X, Guo G, Wang X, Yan Q, Xue R, Li Y, Zhu J, Dong Z, Wang F, Li G, Wang X, Xu J, Jiang Y
Skin Res Technol 2024 Jan;30(1):e13571. doi: 10.1111/srt.13571. PMID: 38196164Free PMC Article
Lobo Y, Blake T, Wheller L
Australas J Dermatol 2021 May;62(2):e192-e200. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13537. PMID: 33403677
Alessi SS, Sanches JA, Oliveira WR, Messina MC, Pimentel ER, Festa Neto C
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2009;64(10):961-6. doi: 10.1590/S1807-59322009001000005. PMID: 19841702Free PMC Article
Fernandez-Flores A
Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2009;47(1):61-4. doi: 10.2478/v10042-009-0011-5. PMID: 19419939
Layegh P, Sharifi-Sistani N, Abadian M, Moghiman T
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2008 Nov-Dec;74(6):632-4. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.45109. PMID: 19171990

Prognosis

Gradecki SE, Eid MV, Pramoonjago P, Wick MR
Am J Dermatopathol 2021 Sep 1;43(9):637-641. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001859. PMID: 33264133
Kang KJ, Seo BF, Shin J, Kwon H, Byeon JH, Jung SN
J Craniofac Surg 2019 May/Jun;30(3):e197-e199. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005089. PMID: 30394977
Aslam A
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2017 Aug;18(8):49. doi: 10.1007/s11864-017-0491-z. PMID: 28681209
Gordon S, Fischer C, Martin A, Rosman IS, Council ML
Dermatol Surg 2017 Aug;43(8):1012-1016. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001142. PMID: 28654578
Carter JJ, Kaur MR, Hargitai B, Brown R, Slator R, Abdullah A
Clin Exp Dermatol 2007 Sep;32(5):522-4. Epub 2007 Apr 24 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02431.x. PMID: 17459070

Clinical prediction guides

Zwai HA, Al-Attar AR, Morsi AE, El-Fetouh MSA
Open Vet J 2024 Jan;14(1):481-499. Epub 2024 Jan 31 doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i1.44. PMID: 38633166Free PMC Article
Zhou KY, Deng LJ, Luo SY, Wang QX, Fang S
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2024 Apr 1;32(4):169-175. Epub 2024 Mar 14 doi: 10.1097/PAI.0000000000001191. PMID: 38478384
Mohanty SK, Sardana R, McFall M, Pradhan D, Usmani A, Jha S, Mishra SK, Sampat NY, Lobo A, Wu JM, Balzer BL, Frishberg DP
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2022 Apr 1;30(4):273-277. doi: 10.1097/PAI.0000000000001002. PMID: 35384877
Nagy N, Farkas K, Kemény L, Széll M
Eur J Med Genet 2015 May;58(5):271-8. Epub 2015 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2015.02.010. PMID: 25782638
Jemec B, Løvgreen Nielsen P, Jemec GB, Balsev E
Dermatol Online J 1999 May;5(1):1. PMID: 10673444

Recent systematic reviews

Lobo Y, Blake T, Wheller L
Australas J Dermatol 2021 May;62(2):e192-e200. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1111/ajd.13537. PMID: 33403677

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