Pilomatricoma—unveiling the ghost story: A case series
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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 included in the present study, of which four were females and one male. The sites involved were right thigh, right elbow, forehead, right eyebrow and subareolar area in the right breast. Conclusion: Diagnostic pitfalls have been discussed along with the clinical differential diagnosis. (This page in not part of the published article.) International Journal of Case Reports and Images, Vol. 6 No. 4, April 2015. ISSN – [0976-3198] Int J Case Rep Images 2015;6(4):193–197. www.ijcasereportsandimages.com Agrawal et al. 193 CASE REPORT OPEN ACCESS Pilomatricoma—unveiling the ghost story: A case series Ranjan Agrawal, Parbodh Kumar
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