TRICHOEPITHELIOMA 100 YEARS LATER - A CASE-REPORT SUPPORTING THE USE OF RADIOTHERAPY

Trichoepitheliomas are rare skin tumors which can cause significant co smetic and functional impairment when they occur in the head and neck area. Multiple methods of treatment including plastic surgery, dermabr asion, cryosurgery and laser surgery have been reported in the literat ure. A 32-year-old male with multiple coalesced lesions in his ear can als was treated with radiation therapy after he failed more convention al methods of treatment. He is free of tumor in the radiated area 17.5 months after treatment with significant functional improvement. Vario us aspects of this tumor were reviewed. More data are still needed to define the proper place for radiation in the management of this diseas e.