Trichilemmal cyst nevus: a new complex organoid epidermal nevus

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Nov;57(5 Suppl):S72-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.03.030. Epub 2006 Sep 14.

Abstract

A 31-year-old woman had an organoid nevus characterized by multiple trichilemmal cysts arranged in a bandlike pattern. The involved streaks followed Blaschko's lines and were covered, in addition, by multiple filiform hyperkeratoses and comedo-like plugs. Some histopathologic features of this complex nevus were reminiscent of those of well-established organoid nevi such as nevus comedonicus, porokeratotic eccrine nevus, or hair follicle nevus, but the presence of multiple large trichilemmal cysts was a conspicuously distinctive abnormality. Consequently, we propose for this new organoid nevus the names "trichilemmal cyst nevus" or "nevus trichilemmocysticus."

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Epidermal Cyst / pathology*
  • Epidermal Cyst / surgery
  • Epidermis* / pathology
  • Epidermis* / surgery
  • Facial Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Facial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Nevus / pathology*
  • Nevus / surgery
  • Shoulder*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery
  • Thigh*