Giant Sternal Pilomatricoma: An Unusual Tumor at an Uncommon Site

Pilomatricoma, pilomatrixoma, or calcified epithelioma of Malherbe is an uncommon, benign, isolated tumor of hair matrix primarily seen in children and young adults. The most common location is the head and neck region. It usually manifests as a small nodular mass. Here we report a rare case of gian...

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Published in:Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2023-07, Vol.13 (3), p.440-442
Main Authors: Shetty, Abhijith Sudhakar, HL, Kishan Prasad, Asnani, Ritu
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Language:English
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Summary:Pilomatricoma, pilomatrixoma, or calcified epithelioma of Malherbe is an uncommon, benign, isolated tumor of hair matrix primarily seen in children and young adults. The most common location is the head and neck region. It usually manifests as a small nodular mass. Here we report a rare case of giant pilomatricoma over the sternum in a 60-year-old male patient with an unusual clinical and radiological presentation mimicking a calcified sebaceous cyst.
ISSN:2582-4287
2582-4953
DOI:10.1055/s-0042-1758035