UNLABELLED We report a huge pilomatrixoma of the left shoulder in an elderly female, raising fear of malignancy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging delineated the swelling and wide surgical excision was performed. Post operative recovery was uneventful. Long term follow up is necessary in view of the possibility of recurrence and malignant transformation. KEY WORDS Pilomatrixoma, Pilomatricoma, Calci...

BACKGROUND Pilomatricoma (calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe) is a common skin neoplasm in the pediatric population that is often misdiagnosed as other skin conditions or tumours. OBJECTIVES The objective of the present retrospective study was to review the clinical and histopathological presentation of this neoplasm in children. METHODS The records of the pathology department at The Hospit...

Vol. 26, No. 6, 2014 791 Received April 7, 2014, Revised June 25, 2014, Accepted for publication June 27, 2014 Corresponding author: Kun-Yong Sung, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, 1 Gangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea. Tel: 82-33-258-9494, Fax: 82-33-258-9437, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article di...

Pilomatricoma, a benign skin appendage tumor, also known as calcifying epithelioma, consists of islands epithelial cells histologically that contain anucleated in the center surrounded by basophilic and partial calcification. Sporadic pilomatricomas commonly have somatic mutations gene CTNNB1, but causative genes from germline underlying pathophysiology are unclear. In this study, we identified...