2018
DOI: 10.7241/ourd.20183.18
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Multiple and giant perforating pilomatrixoma: a case report

Abstract: Pilomatrixoma is benign skin tumor that originates from the pilosebaceous follicle. In most cases it presents as a solitary asymptomatic and a firm subcutaneous nodule on the head, neck or upper extremities. Herein, we report a case of 27-year-old patient who presented with a history of multiple tumors of the upper back, the left arm, the forearms, the proximal third of the right thigh and the scalp. The biopsy showed a benign tumoral proliferation on the dermis and hypodermis with a transepidermal elimination… Show more

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Pilomatricoma or calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe is a benign skin tumor [1], reported to be the most common cutaneous adnexal tumor in patients younger than twenty years old [2]. Most studies report a slight preponderance in females and this tumor seems to occur usually in Caucasians when compared with Asians and African-Americans [2]. Clinically, it manifests itself as a solitary, asymptomatic, benign,
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Pilomatricoma or calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe is a benign skin tumor [1], reported to be the most common cutaneous adnexal tumor in patients younger than twenty years old [2]. Most studies report a slight preponderance in females and this tumor seems to occur usually in Caucasians when compared with Asians and African-Americans [2]. Clinically, it manifests itself as a solitary, asymptomatic, benign,
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mentioning
confidence: 99%