Multiple pilomatrixomas: Case report and literature review

Pilomatrixoma is a rare, benign, circumscribed, calcifying epithelial neoplasm that is derived from hair matrix cells. Multiple pilomatrixomas are uncommon. We describe a case of multiple pilomatrixomas in a 23-year-old black woman who presented with lesions on her face and back. Based on the result...

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Published in:Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2008-04, Vol.87 (4), p.230-233
Main Authors: Reddy, Shashidhar Sadda, Gadre, Swarupa A., Adegboyega, Patrick, Gadre, Arun K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Care and treatment
Case studies
Cysts
Diagnosis
Female
Hair Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Hair Diseases - pathology
Hair Diseases - surgery
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Medical imaging
Physical examinations
Pilomatrixoma - diagnostic imaging
Pilomatrixoma - pathology
Pilomatrixoma - surgery
Skin Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
Skin tumors
Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Pilomatrixoma is a rare, benign, circumscribed, calcifying epithelial neoplasm that is derived from hair matrix cells. Multiple pilomatrixomas are uncommon. We describe a case of multiple pilomatrixomas in a 23-year-old black woman who presented with lesions on her face and back. Based on the results of the clinical examination, she was provisionally diagnosed with either calcified sebaceous cysts or calcified lymph nodes. She underwent surgical excision of the masses. On histopathology, the lesions were identified as pilomatrixomas. We attribute our original failure to diagnose this condition to our lack of familiarity with it. We discuss the presentation, differential diagnosis, and other characteristics of pilomatrixomas.
ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522
DOI:10.1177/014556130808700417