Tumor alopecia explained

Tumor alopecia is the hair loss in the immediate vicinity of either benign or malignant tumors of the scalp.^[1]

See also

• Alopecia neoplastica
• List of cutaneous conditions

Further reading

• Macias . Vasco Coelho . Rafael . Margarida . Fernandes . Cândida . Rosa . Joaninha Costa . Diffuse neurofibroma - an uncommon cause of alopecia . Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia . FapUNIFESP (SciELO) . 88 . 6 suppl 1 . 2013 . 0365-0596 . 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132170 . 166–169 . 24346909 . 3876007 . none.
• Wiwanitkit . Somsri . Wiwanitkit . Viroj . Alopecia due to cancer . Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology . Georg Thieme Verlag KG . 34 . 2 . 2013 . 0971-5851 . 10.4103/0971-5851.116228 . free . 141–142 . 24049314 . 3764743 . none.

Notes and References

1. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. .