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Trichilemmal carcinoma in an African American
Pairote Laochumroonvorapong1, Victor Kokta, Matthew B Quan
1Department of Dermatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Weill Cornell Center, New York, New York, USA.
Background:
Trichilemmal carcinoma is an uncommon cutaneous neoplasm found primarily on the sun-exposed skin of the elderly.
Objective:
To report a case of trichilemmal carcinoma presenting as a forehead nodule in an African American patient.
Methods:
Case report and review of the literature.
Results:
Our patient is the first reported case in the English language literature of trichilemmal carcinoma in an African American individual with skin phototype VI.
Conclusion:
The occurrence of trichilemmal carcinoma in our African American patient suggests the diagnosis of trichilemmal carcinoma be added to the differential diagnosis of a nodule on the head region in this patient population.