title: Basal cell carcinoma and trichoepithelioma: a possible matter of confusion.
abstract: Difficulty in differentiation between a solitary basal cell carcinoma, which is known as a malign skin lesion and a benign trichoepithelioma, is a frequent problem in all day dermatologic practice. Clinically as well as histopathologically there are a lot of resemblances between these skin tumors. By means of two real life cases, we give here an overview of the possible problems and appliances in distinguishing these two entities; at the end we do some recommendation about the policy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Maastricht, The Netherlands. aar@sder.azm.nl
authors.forename: Aimée H M M
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Arits
authors.forename: Lizelotte J M T
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Parren
authors.forename: Arienne M W
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: van Marion
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Nicole W J
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Kelleners-Smeets
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001415:Back; D001706:Biopsy; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*