Trichoblastic Carcinoma: Case Study of Deeply Infiltrative Neoplasms

July 2001 in “ Dermatologic Surgery ”

Rana Rofagha, Arif S. Usmani, Manjunath S. Vadmal, Adam B. Hessel, Arthur E. Pellegrini

trichoblastic carcinoma trichoblastic neoplasms hair germ follicular sheath papillary mesenchymal bodies follicular bulb-like structures keratin cysts hair shafts basal cell carcinoma

Studysummary This study reports two cases of trichoblastic neoplasms with histologic features suggesting they may be distinct, locally aggressive trichoblastic carcinomas separate from basal cell carcinoma.

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