Trichoepithelioma 101

[@JMGardnerMD]

A complete organized library of all my videos, digital slides, pics, & sample pathology reports is available here: kikoxp.com/posts/5084 (dermpath) & kikoxp.com/posts/5083 (bone/soft tissue sarcoma pathology).

[@Human_person.]

Very interesting! I was diagnosed with Trichoepithelioma in 2016. I have this all over my face! Trying to continue to learn about this!

[@JMGardnerMD]

I’m sorry you are dealing with this. Does anyone else in your family have multiple trichoepitheliomas? This often happens as part of a syndrome as you may already know. The good news is that they are benign but I realize they may be cosmetically very frustrating for many patients. Best wishes to you.

[@marva3460]

I was diagnosed with trichoepithelioma when I was 5 years old now iam 22 . I can't go outside to face people i always wear mask. Also iam so scared about lasers and surgical.if there any treatment without lasers please replay sir.

[@rajanchopra2193]

That's brilliant talk on this entity; many thanks Dr Gardner. You have touched upon this not so uncommon difficulty of very small punch biopsies from nose eyelids and ears for basaloid lesions; wherein one may not be confident of the significance of CK20; do you study 5 levels of CK20; related problem is the possibility of infunfibulocystic BCC. Can you please share your approach to this condition.

[@scratchgolfermd]

Yes. Please compare and contrast.

[@umarfarooqkhan8208]

Very nice cases increases our insight into dermpath

[@vanessabarros35]

I wish one day to watch your class! You are a legend!!!

[@rabiaumer8759]

You are stating that in trichoepithelioma no clefting is seen and is evident by the slide you are showing.However, as a dermatology trainee I would like to point out that in Rooks it is stated that "the stroma in trichoepithelioma is distinctive in that it contains clefts"

[@erfansadaf]

Really informative. Thank you sir. You are a legend.

[@loransmokthina6352]

Hello, was also diagnosed with trichoepitelioma, how is this removed?

[@dr.tarunroy6532]

This is extremely informative and helpful to me. Recently I reported one basaloid appearing dermal tumour with hair follicular differentiation. I shall be interested to know from you about the histogenesis of these tumors towards different morphological lineages. Thank you.

[@JMGardnerMD]

Thanks! Here’s another video about basaloid differential diagnosis: kikoxp.com/posts/6348. And I have other videos and digital slides of specific follicular tumor entities listed here: A complete organized library of all my videos, digital slides, pics, & sample pathology reports is available here: kikoxp.com/posts/5084 (dermpath) & kikoxp.com/posts/5083 (bone/soft tissue sarcoma pathology).

[@dibyanshusekharmohapatra9929]

Immensely informative. Thank you sir.

[@TamNguyen-te1tk]

Thank you so much......

[@marva3460]

I was diagnosed with trichoepithelioma when I was 5 years old now iam 22 . I can't go outside to face people i always wear mask. Also iam so scared about lasers and surgical.if there any treatment without lasers please replay sir.

[@JMGardnerMD]

I'm so sorry to hear that. So you have many trichoepitheliomas? Do others in your family have this? Unfortunately, I don't know of other treatments for this, but I am not an expert at treatment. As a pathologist, I only diagnose these tumors; I do not treat them. You may try to see a dermatologist at a major academic center if possible to discuss treatment options. Best wishes for health and healing.