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Melanoma arising from a long-standing pigmented trichoblastoma: clinicopathologic study with complementary aCGH/mutational analysis.
The American Journal of dermatopathology - 1 Aug 2014
Benaïm Gilles, Castillo Christine, Houang Michelle, Dejardin Lydia, Mateus Christine, Wang Qing, Pissaloux Daniel, Tomasic Gorana, Cribier Bernard, de la Fouchardière Arnaud
Abstract excerpt
Trichoblastoma is a benign cutaneous adnexal tumor, composed mostly of follicular germinative cells. Its pigmented variant is colonized by numerous dendritic melanocytes. So far, only one case in the literature describes a combination of trichoblastoma and melanoma. We report the case of a 62-year-old man who had a slow-growing mass of the left flank present since childhood. This 8-cm mass was surgically removed...
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