title: Trichilemmal cystis in metastatic melanoma: a case report.
abstract: The malignant melanoma is a neoplasm associated with a wide variety of cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes, as dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, paraneoplastic pemphigus. We describe a case of four multiple trichilemmal cystis arising on frontal region in the same patient with brain metastasis and unknown primary melanoma and discuss their relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Firenze 50121, 50132, Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Savarese
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Firenze 50121, 50132, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grazzini
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research "Attilia Pofferi" Foundation, Pistoia 51100, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gori
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Firenze 50121, 50132, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Errico
authors.affiliation: Oncology Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Firenze 50121, 50132, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Doni
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Firenze 50121, 50132, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scarfì
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia 06121, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Covarelli
authors.affiliation: Oncology Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Firenze 50121, 50132, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Costanzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Firenze 50121, 50132, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Giorgi
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*