Familial multiple desmoplastic trichoepitheliomas.
A kindred with familial multiple desmoplastic trichoepitheliomas is described. Desmoplastic trichoepitheliomas should be added to the group of lesions that indicate an inherited pattern when they occur as multiple primary tumors. The implications for nosologic status and treatment of desmoplastic trichoepitheliomas are considered.
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Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. 06510.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D010375:Pedigree; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology