Giant proliferating trichilemmal cyst with latissimus dorsi bilateral myocutaneous flap closure

This article reports the case of a 54-year-old male patient diagnosed with a recurrent gigantic trichilemmal tumor on the back, having undergone surgery six years earlier. After the exeresis of the lesion (with 1 cm margins), econstruction was carried out using a bilateral myocutaneous flap from the latissimus dorsi muscle to close the surgical wound. This report describes the clinical-epidemic characteristics of trichilemmal tumors, as well as treatment options.

Keywords: CYSTS, SURGICAL FLAPS, NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL