Imaging sonographic findings of in a case of proliferating trichilemmal tumor of a finger: A case report

Abstract

Proliferating trichilemmal tumor (PTT) is a rare tumor that originates from the outer root sheath of a hair follicle. About 90% of PTTs occur on the scalp. The sonographic findings of PTT in the subungual region have not been reported previously. In our case, sonography showed a heterogeneous mass containing echogenic foci with no detectable intratumoral vascularity. These echogenic foci probably represent keratin and cholesterol. (c) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound46:215-217, 2018