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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Skin Cancer
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1436399

Trichilemmal Carcinoma Treated by Excision Combined with Photodynamic Therapy: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Provisionally accepted
  • Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China

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    Trichilemmal carcinoma is an extremely rare malignant cutaneous tumor derived from the outer root sheath of the hair follicles, which most commonly occurs in the sun-exposed areas of elderly individuals. This article introduces a case of trichilemmal carcinoma that occurred on the scalp of a 36-year-old male patient, the first case reported and treated with surgical excision combined with photodynamic therapy.

    Keywords: Trichilemmal carcinoma, Photodynamic therapy, rare skin tumor, case report, review

    Received: 22 May 2024; Accepted: 04 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Qidiao, Liu, Hu, Tao and Yao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Chunli Yao, Second Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China

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