Affiliation:
1. 3 Year Resident Doctor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institude, Ahmedabad.
2. Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institude, Ahmedabad.
3. Head of Department, Department of Radiation Oncology, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institude, Ahmedabad.
Abstract
Trichilemmal carcinoma is rare cutaneous tumor affecting scalp, eyelids, neck and face. Generally seen
in elderly women, it is large, often cystic and characterized by trichilemmal keratinization. However, it can
have an aggressive clinical course propensity for distal metastasis. I report a case of 40 years old female who presented with
scalp swelling in July 2019.She underwent wide local excision and histology revealed trichilemmal carcinoma. Patient lost to
follow up and presented in 2022 with CT thorax showed lung metastasis and CT brain shows brain metastasis and she advised
for palliative radiotherapy. Trichilemmal carcinoma with brain and lung metastasis is rare condition. The patient underwent
palliative radiotherapy and expired 2 months after palliation.
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