Patients with the autosomal-dominant form of multiple familial trichoepithelioma develop numerous tumours on the face, neck and upper trunk, beginning in childhood. Malignant transformation of such lesions is quite rare; only one case of "malignant trichoepithelioma" has been reported previously, inferring pilomatrix carcinoma on a histological observation. We report here the case of a patient ...

A 74-year-old woman was referred for evaluation and treatment of a tumor measuring 3 x 2 cm in the left preauricular region that has been progressively growing in the past years. Physical examination revealed an hemispheric and firm tumor with reddish coloration and telangiectases. The patient has been using a wig during the past 15 years to cover the scalp lesions. The patient underwent comple...

ronchogenic carcinoma causes most of the morbidity and mortality associated with neoplasms of the lower respiratory tract. The term "bronchial adenoma" has been used to describe a small subgroup which comprises about 1.5 percent of all neoplasms of the lower respiratory tract.'p2 The value of the term "bronchial adenoma" lies in its gross descriptive classification of a group of primary endobro...