Proliferating trichilemmal tumors (PTTs) are uncommon lesions. PTT is thought to originate from the trichilemmal cyst (TC) and have the potential for malignant transformation, at which point it is termed a malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor (MPTT). we report an observation of a 55-year-old lady patient presenting with a malignant proliferative trichilemmal tumor, emphasizing the aggressive, rapidly extensible and metastatic character. MPTTare aggressive tumors with a bad prognosis, the treatment of which is based on surgery with margins of 1 cm, lymph node dissection in the event of lymph node involvement and radio-chemotherapy.
Malignant proliferating trichilemmal tumor in abdominal wall: Report of a rare case at an uncommon site with literature review
