Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor: A Case on the Nose of a 70-Year-Old Man
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The authors report a case of proliferating trichilemmal tumor on the tip of the nose of a man. This tumor is usually seen in women and on the scalp, and it shows trichilemmal keratinization on histopathology.
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دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013