Case 3 -

Tricholemmal Carcinoma Kim Hiatt University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR

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Click here to download handout in 1-up pdf format for the current section (2.10 MB) Click here to download handout in 6-up pdf format for the current section (760 KB) Clinical History A 59 year old man presented with a nodule in the left pre-auricular area. He has no significant medical history. Case 3 - Slide 1 Click to view with ImageScope Click to view with a Web-Based Viewer Case 3 - Figure 1 This low power image shows an endophytic lobular neoplasm extending into the dermis from a hair follicle. Case 3 - Figure 2 This high power image is representative of the entire tumor mass, showing large polygonal cells, pleomorphic nuclei, numerous mitosis and tissue invasion.