title: Metastasising pilar tumour of scalp.
abstract: A case of pilar tumour of the scalp, treated by local excision and radiotherapy, later metastasised to the neck. The variable histological growth patterns of the primary tumour and its metastases are described. It is concluded that the pilar tumour is a genuine neoplasm of the hair follicle that is occasionally capable of malignant behaviour.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*