Rare Case of Giant Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor Behind Left Shoulder: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Proliferating trichilemmal tumor (PTT) is a rare, benign adnexal tumor of hair follicles that commonly mimics malignancy. Excellent outcomes can be achieved with early surgical excision. Delayed presentations—as in this giant shoulder PTT—are made possible, in part, by patient education and...
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| author | Abdul Ahad Riaz Faisal Naseer Allahdad Khan Muhammad Asjad Sheikh Linta Malik Aseel Kamal Anam Malik |
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| description | ABSTRACT Proliferating trichilemmal tumor (PTT) is a rare, benign adnexal tumor of hair follicles that commonly mimics malignancy. Excellent outcomes can be achieved with early surgical excision. Delayed presentations—as in this giant shoulder PTT—are made possible, in part, by patient education and healthcare accessibility in low‐resource settings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c8bb24ecfcf448cea0a320c2d9b5a0062025-01-24T05:08:46ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-01-01131n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70040Rare Case of Giant Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor Behind Left Shoulder: A Case ReportAbdul Ahad Riaz0Faisal Naseer1Allahdad Khan2Muhammad Asjad Sheikh3Linta Malik4Aseel Kamal5Anam Malik6Department of Medicine Nishtar Medical University Multan PakistanDepartment of Plastic Surgery Nishtar Medical University Multan PakistanDepartment of Medicine Nishtar Medical University Multan PakistanDepartment of Medicine Nishtar Medical University Multan PakistanDepartment of Medicine Nishtar Medical University Multan PakistanFaculty of Medicine University of Gezira Faculty of Medicine Wad Madani SudanDepartment of Pathology Nishtar Medical University Multan PakistanABSTRACT Proliferating trichilemmal tumor (PTT) is a rare, benign adnexal tumor of hair follicles that commonly mimics malignancy. Excellent outcomes can be achieved with early surgical excision. Delayed presentations—as in this giant shoulder PTT—are made possible, in part, by patient education and healthcare accessibility in low‐resource settings.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70040dermatologypilar cystplastic surgeryproliferating trichilemmal tumorshouldertrichilemmal cyst |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Ahad Riaz Faisal Naseer Allahdad Khan Muhammad Asjad Sheikh Linta Malik Aseel Kamal Anam Malik Rare Case of Giant Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor Behind Left Shoulder: A Case Report Clinical Case Reports dermatology pilar cyst plastic surgery proliferating trichilemmal tumor shoulder trichilemmal cyst |
| title | Rare Case of Giant Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor Behind Left Shoulder: A Case Report |
| title_full | Rare Case of Giant Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor Behind Left Shoulder: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Rare Case of Giant Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor Behind Left Shoulder: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare Case of Giant Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor Behind Left Shoulder: A Case Report |
| title_short | Rare Case of Giant Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor Behind Left Shoulder: A Case Report |
| title_sort | rare case of giant proliferating trichilemmal tumor behind left shoulder a case report |
| topic | dermatology pilar cyst plastic surgery proliferating trichilemmal tumor shoulder trichilemmal cyst |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70040 |
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