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Case Number : Case 1507 - 04 April Posted By: Guest

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The patient is a 58 year old woman with a biopsy taken from the frontal scalp.

Dr Mark Hurt.


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vincenzo polizzi

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Nice CD10+ Peritumoral stromal condensation. Agree

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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

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Trichoblastoma definitly.. Beautiful one :-)

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Guest Arash Daryakarr

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Agree with trichoblastoma .stromal condesnsation is also evident together with stromal CD10 positivity.

i have a question: how can we make distinction between trichoblastoma and trichoepithelioma?

(except that trichoblastomas are bigger and deeply seated...)

Thanks in advance.

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Raul Perret

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Arash: Trichoepitheliomas are usually considered variants of trichoblastoma (Mainly by Ackerman) but in particular they usually have a cribiform morphology, infundibular differentiation (usually in the form of keratocysts) whereas trichoblastomas are usually more immature (almost completely basophilic tumors). This is of course the criteria that I consider (I am not an expert) maybe the rest of the group can add other important points. I recommend you to get Kazakov's book of cutaneous adnexal tumors and check the special module's section (Dr Carr did a great review on adnexal neoplasms) 

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Arash:  Further to Raul's comment, Ackerman used trichoblastoma as a category, to include 6 types: 

 

- Large nodular and small nodular trichoblastomas (others limit the term "trichoblastoma" to these two types);
- cribriform, racemiform and/or retiform trichoblastomas (otherwise called trichoepitheliomas);
- and columnar trichoblastoma (otherwise called desmoplastic trichoepithelioma).  
 

To this, LeBoit adds fibroepithelioma of pinkus, as fenestrated trichoblastoma. 

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Dr. Mona Abdel-Halim

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I add that TE are superficial lesions that may show focal connection to the epidermis, TB are large deep seated lesions. Otherwise they r the same, hair germ tumors with epithelial and mesenchymal components.

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