Tricofoliculoma de presentacin temprana / Trichofolliculoma of early presentation

摘要

El tricofoliculoma es un hamartoma con diferenciacin folicular. Se trata de un raro tumor benigno, de predominio en adultos, entre la segunda y sexta dcadas de la vida, que afecta principalmente cara y cuello. La mayora de casos reportados en la literatura corresponden a pacientes adultos, haciendo poco frecuente su sospecha en edades infantiles. A pesar de ser reconocido por sus caractersticas clnicas, el adecuado diagnstico solo puede ser establecido despus de la evaluacin histopatolgica. Se reporta el caso de un nio de ocho aos de edad, con un tricofoliculoma en cuero cabelludo de siete aos de evolucin, con una respuesta satisfactoria a la ciruga y sin recidiva hasta el momento. ABSTRACT Trichofolliculoma is a hamartoma with follicular differentiation. It is a rare benign tumor that presents mainly in adults, between second and sixth decades of life, which mainly affects the face and neck. Most cases reported in the literature are derived from adult patients, making its suspicion rare in children; despite being recognized by their clinical characteristics, a proper diagnosis can only be established after histopathologic evaluation. We report a case of an 8 year old boy with a 7 year evolution of trichofolliculoma in scalp with a satisfactory response tosurgery without recurrence to date