OBJECTIVE To provide a review of the current information on the etiology, clinical presentation, management, and outcome of pilomatrixoma of the head and neck in children. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING A tertiary care pediatric center. PATIENTS Fifty-one pediatric patients with a diagnosis of pilomatrixoma of the head and neck. INTERVENTION All patients underwent excision of pilo...

If we compare the dermatoscopic characteristics of our lesion with those reported for nonanetodermic pilomatrixomas in the study by Zaballos et al., we find that irregular white structures, homogeneous red areas, and irregular linear vessels are common features. The dilated vessels and hemorrhages observed in pathology may correspond to the linear vessels and homogeneous reddish areas present i...

dear editor-in-chief   pilomatrixoma is a benign tumor of hair follicle first described as calcifying epithelium (1). it accounts for 1% of all the benign skin tumors (2). it is a slow-growing, firm, dermal or subcutaneous neoplasm, usually measuring fewer than 3 cm in diameter. pilomatricomas are considered benign; rarely recur after surgical excision (3). however, cases of pilomatrixoma with ...

Pilomatrixoma is a benign appendageal tumor, accounting for 1% of all benign skin lesions (1). It is mostly seen in children and young adults up to 20 years of age, the second peak being in the sixth and seventh decade of life. Pilomatrixoma usually manifests as a solitary, asymptomatic nodule on the head and less frequently on the upper and lower extremities. The diagnosis is commonly based on...

Dear Editor-in-Chief   Pilomatrixoma is a benign tumor of hair follicle first described as calcifying epithelium (1). It accounts for 1% of all the benign skin tumors (2). It is a slow-growing, firm, dermal or subcutaneous neoplasm, usually measuring fewer than 3 cm in diameter. Pilomatricomas are considered benign; rarely recur after surgical excisi...

Pilomatrixoma or calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe is a rare, benign, skin tumour originating from piliferous follicles; breast localization is considered to be very rare. These lesions can origin from the peri-areolar piliferous bulbs and, due to the clinical and imaging features, be easily misdiagnosed as a breast neoplasm. We present a case of pilomatrixoma of the left breast in a woman of ...

Pilomatrixoma is a rare benign skin tumor arising from hair follicle stem cells which is also known as calcifying epithelioma of Malharbe. It occurs with a rate of 0.1% among skin tumors. The definite diagnosis is made histopathologically. In treatment, it is recommended that the lesion be excised surgically. In this study, we wished to present two patients who presented with swelling and under...

AIMS To review definitive histological diagnoses of patients with great salivary gland tumors with focus on the relatively high incidence of pediatric pilomatrixomas. The authors focus on clinical investigation, imaging methods and fine needle aspiration cytology of pilomatrixomas. METHODS We treated 12 children with great salivary gland masses aged from 6 months to 18 years from 1995 to 2010...