Proliferating trichilemmal cysts of the scalp on CT.
Proliferating trichilemmal cysts, also known as pilar tumors, are slow-growing lobulated masses most commonly found on the scalp of elderly women. We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with a 25-year history of multiple enlarging scalp masses. The patient was evaluated for surgical consultation after the dominant mass presented with malignant degeneration. A CT of the head revealed multiple large, subcutaneous, cystic masses with calcifications.
Department of Radiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla, USA.
S J
SJ
Chang
J
J
Sims
F R
FR
Murtagh
J C
JC
McCaffrey
J L
JL
Messina
D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed