AIMS To determine the incidence and clinical features of patients diagnosed with pilomatrixoma. PATIENTS AND METHOD A retrospective analysis was made of 205 cases of pilomatrixoma diagnosed according to clinical and histological criteria, with an evaluation of the incidence, patient age at presentation, gender, lesion location and size, single or multiple presentation, differential diagnosis,...

In this study, a 50-year-old male patient had painless swelling on his right forearm. The lump the forearm started one year ago and increased in size last two months. mass was 3x6 cm malignant appearance radiological imaging. case reported as pilomatrixoma histopathological examination after marginal excision. report, we emphasized that is of diagnoses considered formations can be seen upper ex...

Pilomatrixomas are benign neoplasms of the hair follicle, presenting as a mass in the head and neck region. Those arising from the parotid region may pose a diagnostic challenge. We present six patients (age range 6 to 68 years) with pilomatrixoma in the head and neck region. The lesions were located in the preauricular region in two cases, and in the periorbital region, the forehead, the neck,...

Pilomatrixomas são tumores benignos dos anexos da pele derivados das células basais epiderme. É encontrado geralmente em pacientes jovens, sem preferência por sexo. um tumor de extremamente raro. Pode acometer qualquer parte do corpo, principalmente face e pálpebras. Apresentam-se como nódulo pequeno, solitário crescimento rápido, aderidos a pele, mas móvel relação aos tecidos profundos. haver ...

Figure 1. Preoperative photograph showing the overlying melanocytic nevi. DESCRIPTION We present a 13-year-old male patient with congenital melanocytic nevi and a yearlong history of enlarging right preauricular mass. Examination revealed 2 congenital melanocytic nevi overlying a large, firm, mobile 2.7 × 2.5-cm subcutaneous mass with irregular borders. Pathology confirmed intradermal melanocyt...