Pilomatricoma-unveiling the ghost story: A case series
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Pilomatricoma—unveiling the ghost story: A case series
Introduction: Pilomatrixoma are benign skin neoplasms of hair follicle origin but often are misdiagnosed. They present as superficial masses of the head and neck especially in children. This present study is aimed at pointing to awareness among the clinicians as well as the pathologists about the varied presentations and morphological features of the entity. Case Series: Five cases were include...
متن کاملPilomatricoma: Case Report
is a benign, usually asymptomatic tumor arising from hair follicular matrix cells. It is usually a solitary lesion and is most commonly found on the face and upper extremities, appearing as a firm, dermal nodule covered by the normal skin. Although the tumor can occur in patients of any age, about 60% of pilomatricomas are found in those aged less than twenty (1, 2). Most cases involve a single...
متن کاملProliferating pilomatricoma - Case report*
Proliferating pilomatricoma is proliferative, rare tumor variant of pilomatricoma. It is a benign neoplasm of hair matrix that can have potentially involve local recurrence. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who presented an asymptomatic nodule on the scalp. Histological exam demonstrated a basaloid epithelium at the periphery, filled with eosinophilic cornified material containing shadow...
متن کاملPilomatricoma at Uncommon Site: A Case Report
Pilomatricoma is benign skin adnexal tumour arising from the hair follicle matrix. Its most common location is maxillofacial region followed by upper extremities. Lower extremities are a rare site for this tumour. It presents as a skin nodule and rarely exceeds 5 cm in diameter. We are thus presenting an unusual case of pilomatricoma on thigh of a young male which was clinically thought to be a...
متن کاملPilomatricoma of the auricular region: case report.
Pilomatricomas are relatively rare tumors of ectodermal origin from the outer root sheath cell of the hair follicle. They are usually asymptomatic, solitary, firm or hard, freely mobile, dermal or subcutaneous nodules. The purpose of this article is to present a case that illustrates the diagnostic difficulty encountered by oral surgeons and pathologists and to review the literature regarding p...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Case Reports and Images
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0976-3198
DOI: 10.5348/ijcri-201502-cs-10053