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A Case of Trichogerminoma
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- Issue Date
- 2010-11
- Publisher
- KOREAN DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOC
- Citation
- ANNALS OF DERMATOLOGY; Vol.22, no.4; 431-434
- Keywords
- Cell ball ; Trichogerminoma ; Hair germ tumor ; Trichoblastoma
- Abstract
- Trichogerminoma is a rare neoplasm which was first described in 1992 and there is still controversy over its inclusion into the spectrum of trichoblastoma. A 79-year-old woman presented with a 5-year history of an asymptomatic nodule on the left posterior neck. Histologically, the lesion revealed a well-demarcated deep dermal nodule surrounded by a pseudocapsule. The tumor was composed of lobules with basophilic cells and some of the lobules displayed a distinctive pattern of densely packed `cell balls` with peripheral condensation. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells showed zonal CK5/6 immunoactivity in contrast with the negatively stained `cell balls`. These characteristics were compatible with the diagnosis of trichogerminoma. We report here on a rare case of a hair germ tumor called trichogerminoma.
- ISSN
- 1013-9087
- Language
- English
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