Abstract
The skin functions to eliminate foreign substances through the epidermis to epidermal surface; this process is called transepidermal elimination(TEE). TEE has been observed in various skin tumors. A 71-year-old woman presented with a well-circumscribed, red-brownish, subcutaneous nodule, 1.3 x 1.0 cm in size, located on the left thigh. The histopathologic finding of the lesion shows trichilemmal cyst with transepidermal elimination.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 959-961 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Dermatology |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - 1 Jul 2003 |
Keywords
- Transepidermal elimination
- Trichilemmal cyst