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Case Report
Malignant pilar cyst in a young woman: Case report and literature review
1 Consultant General Surgeon, Prince Mutaib General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Sakaka Al Jouf Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2 Specialist General Surgeon, Prince Mutaib General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Sakaka Al Jouf Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ali Ibrahim Ali Hegy
Consultant General Surgeon, Prince Mutaib General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Sakaka Al Jouf Region,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Article ID: 101453Z01AH2024
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Hegy AIA, El-yakub AI, Sidahmed YT. Malignant pilar cyst in a young woman: Case report and literature review. Int J Case Rep Images 2024;15(1):89–94.ABSTRACT
The patient was a young, 30-year-old woman presenting with a long standing painless scalp lesion with six month history of recent increase in size with associated pain. Clinically the swelling had benign features, therefore excisional biopsy was done. However histology revealed malignant pilar cyst.
Keywords: Malignant pilar cyst, Radiotherapy, Scalp, Wide local excision
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Ali Ibrahim Ali Hegy - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Amina Ibrahim El-yakub - Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Yaser Taha Sidahmed - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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