Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor in male: A rare case entity with diagnostic dilemma

Abstract

Abstract Trichilemmal tumor is a rare hair follicle tumor that is, thought to occur from a malignant transformation of a benign trichilemmoma. The tumor develops from the outer root sheath of the hair follicle. The patient underwent a wide local excision with 1 cm clear margin. The defect was covered by split thick skin graft harvested from ipsilateral thigh after consulting the plastic surgery department. Trichilemmal cyst can be misdiagnosed as other cutaneous lesions. Like in our case, initial FNAC was suggestive of a epidermoid cyst but post excision Histopathological examination gave us the real picture of a trichilemmal tumor. Recurrent tumors are very rare and can get misdiagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma. Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumors are rare cutaneous tumors that are very rare in males. These tumors can be misdiagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma and require external stimuli for malignant conversion from benign counterparts. Wide local excision is sufficient for treatment.