Case Report
Volume: 7 | Issue: 6 | Published: Aug 26, 2023 | Pages: 118 - 120 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1669004762
Prevention of recurrence in malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of scalp in young female using adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery
Authors:
Sana Naeem
, Iqra Iftikhar
, Rab Nawaz Maken
, Misbah Masood
, Abubaker Shahid
Article Info
Authors
Iqra Iftikhar
Department of Radiation Oncology, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Rab Nawaz Maken
Department of Radiation Oncology, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Misbah Masood
Department of Radiation Oncology, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Abubaker Shahid
Department of Radiation Oncology, INMOL Cancer Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Publication History
Received: November 21, 2022
Revised: May 02, 2023
Accepted: May 02, 2023
Published: August 26, 2023
Abstract
Background: Proliferating trichilemmal tumors (PTTs) are rare benign neoplasms that arise from the outer sheath of a hair follicle. Group III PTTs are high-grade malignant tumors reported to exhibit a high recurrence rate, lymph nodes, and a tendency to develop distant metastasis. Case Presentation: A 25 years old female patient was presented to us with a history of recurring soft tissue scalp lesions. The lesion recurred three times within 1 year. There was no history of trauma. Every time the lesion was excised but no histopathology of the specimen was done. Upon the third recurrence, it came out to be a malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor (MPTT). Considering the young age of the patient and keeping in view the history of multiple recurrences with positive deep margin even after the third surgery, the patient was planned external beam radiotherapy (RT) 50 Gy/25 fx to scalp with 9 Mev electron using 0.5 cm bolus. The post-RT follow-up currently of 2 years is uneventful. Conclusion: The mainstay of treatment is surgery with wide surgical margins as local recurrence is most common in MPTT. Adjuvant RT was used in this case to prevent recurrence.
Keywords: Proliferating trichilemmal tumors, scalp lesion, green
Pubmed Style
Sana Naeem, Iqra Iftikhar, Rab Nawaz Maken, Misbah Masood, Abubaker Shahid. Prevention of recurrence in malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of scalp in young female using adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery. EJMCR. 2023; 26 (August 2023): 118-120. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1669004762
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Sana Naeem, Iqra Iftikhar, Rab Nawaz Maken, Misbah Masood, Abubaker Shahid. Prevention of recurrence in malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of scalp in young female using adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1058 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1669004762
AMA (American Medical Association) Style
Sana Naeem, Iqra Iftikhar, Rab Nawaz Maken, Misbah Masood, Abubaker Shahid. Prevention of recurrence in malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of scalp in young female using adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery. EJMCR. 2023; 26 (August 2023): 118-120. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1669004762
Vancouver/ICMJE Style
Sana Naeem, Iqra Iftikhar, Rab Nawaz Maken, Misbah Masood, Abubaker Shahid. Prevention of recurrence in malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of scalp in young female using adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery. EJMCR. (2023), [cited December 25, 2024]; 26 (August 2023): 118-120. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1669004762
Harvard Style
Sana Naeem, Iqra Iftikhar, Rab Nawaz Maken, Misbah Masood, Abubaker Shahid (2023) Prevention of recurrence in malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of scalp in young female using adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery. EJMCR, 26 (August 2023): 118-120. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1669004762
Chicago Style
Sana Naeem, Iqra Iftikhar, Rab Nawaz Maken, Misbah Masood, Abubaker Shahid. "Prevention of recurrence in malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of scalp in young female using adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery." 26 (2023), 118-120. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1669004762
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Sana Naeem, Iqra Iftikhar, Rab Nawaz Maken, Misbah Masood, Abubaker Shahid. "Prevention of recurrence in malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of scalp in young female using adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery." 26.August 2023 (2023), 118-120. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1669004762
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Sana Naeem, Iqra Iftikhar, Rab Nawaz Maken, Misbah Masood, Abubaker Shahid (2023) Prevention of recurrence in malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor of scalp in young female using adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery. , 26 (August 2023), 118-120. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1669004762