Chang S J, Sims J, Murtagh F R, McCaffrey J C, Messina J L
Department of Radiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla, USA.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006 Mar;27(3):712-4.
Proliferating trichilemmal cysts, also known as pilar tumors, are slow-growing lobulated masses most commonly found on the scalp of elderly women. We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with a 25-year history of multiple enlarging scalp masses. The patient was evaluated for surgical consultation after the dominant mass presented with malignant degeneration. A CT of the head revealed multiple large, subcutaneous, cystic masses with calcifications.