title: Malignant Proliferative Trichilemmal Tumour of The Nape of The Neck - A Case Report.
abstract: Proliferating trichilemmal tumours are benign but locally aggressive tumours arising from the hair follicle. They are biologically benign lesions, but may be locally aggressive. They are generally solitary lesion and commonly occurring in the scalp of elderly women. Malignant transformation has been known to occur but very rarely. Here we report a rare case of a recurrent malignant trichilemmal tumour of the scalp in a middle aged male which was surgically excised.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital , Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India .
authors.forename: Alagar Raja
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Durairaj
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital , Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India .
authors.forename: Surya Rao Rao Venkata
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mahipathy
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital , Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India .
authors.forename: Thanga Thirupathi Rajan
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Vivakaran
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital , Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India .
authors.forename: Volga
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Harikrishnan
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital , Thandalam, Kanchipuram, India .
authors.forename: Muthuvel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esakki
keywords: Hair follicle; Rare; Recurrent; Surgical excision