title: Trichilemmal carcinoma in an African American.
abstract: 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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Weill Cornell Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Pairote
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laochumroonvorapong
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kokta
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Quan
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018294:Neoplasms, Adnexal and Skin Appendage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D001741:Black or African American