Background: Trichilemmal carcinoma is an uncommon cutaneous neoplasm found primarily on the sun-exposed skin of the elderly.
Objective: To report a case of trichilemmal carcinoma presenting as a forehead nodule in an African American patient.
Methods: Case report and review of the literature.
Results: Our patient is the first reported case in the English language literature of trichilemmal carcinoma in an African American individual with skin phototype VI.
Conclusion: The occurrence of trichilemmal carcinoma in our African American patient suggests the diagnosis of trichilemmal carcinoma be added to the differential diagnosis of a nodule on the head region in this patient population.
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