Hard subcutaneous lumps--pilomatricomas: a report of three cases.

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  • V Prasad
چکیده

Calcifying epitheliomas are uncommon tumors involving the hair matrix. Calcification is seen in most of these tumors} More than 75% of cases occur in the head and neck region during the first two decades oflife. Treatment of choice is surgical excision. Calcifying epitheliomas can be multiple and rarely manifest atypical changes or malignant behavior.4 I describe three cases of calcifying epitheliomas in the chest wall, elbow, and arm of young adults.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

دوره 13 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000