Review of pediatric head and neck pilomatrixoma

Schwarz, Yehuda; Pitaro, Jacob; Waissbluth, Sofia

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.03.026

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“…In fact, it has been reported to be the most common cutaneous adnexal tumor in patients younger than 20 years [8]. Up to 40% of pilomatrixomas arise before the age of 10 years and more than 60% of cases in the first two decades [6,8,9]. Most studies report a slight preponderance in females [1,4,7] and it seems that this tumor occurs usually in Caucasians when compared with Asians and African-Americans [4,8].…”

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“…The head and the neck followed by upper extremities are the most frequent localizations of pilomatrixoma with up to 40 % of cases occurring on the head [6,8,10] perhaps due to the higher hair follicle density in the scalp.…”

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“…Multiple or recurring pilomatrixomas are rarely seen and can be associated with myotonic dystrophy, Gardner syndrome, Turner syndrome, trisomy 9, spina bifida or sarcoidosis [6]. The overlying skin may be normal or have a reddish or bluish hue in 24% of cases [1,3,8].…”

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“…Pilomatrixoma is most commonly seen on the head and neck region followed by the upper extremities [5]. Although it can be seen in all ages and sexes; it is most often encountered in first two decades of life and females [1,[4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

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Multiple and giant perforating pilomatrixoma: a case report

Harbaoui¹,

Youssef²,

Lagha³

et al. 2018

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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 of shadow cells islands on the perforated lesion. Pilomatrixoma is an adnexal skin tumor which may be difficult to diagnose due to different clinical and cytological findings. This diagnosis must be evoked in every patient presenting with a firm subcutaneous tumor of the head, neck or upper extremities. The histological examination confirms the diagnosis and the treatment is surgical excision.

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Multiple and giant perforating pilomatrixoma: a case report

Harbaoui¹,

Youssef²,

Lagha³

et al. 2018

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“…In the head and neck region, because of the high density of hair follicles, the cheek, neck, peri-auricular, and peri-orbital are the common areas fo this tumor. (6,11,15). To avoid misdiagnosis, benign and malignant tumors such as sebaceous and epidermoid cysts, basal cells and scuamous cell carsinoma, vascular lesion, lymph node, lipoma, branchial remnants, preauricular sinuses, chondroma and parotid region tumors should be considered before intervention to the mass (5,12,16,17).…”

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Pilomatricoma of the Retroauricular Area

Bezgin¹,

Cevizci

Keleş

et al. 2017

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Pilomatricoma is a benign skin tumor of hair matrix cells. The head and neck is the most commonly affected site of the body. This article describes 41 year-old man who referred to our clinic with an asymptomatic, slow-growing mass on the right retroauricular, suboccipital region. The tumor was excised and histopathologically diagnosed as pilomatricoma. Because of its frequency and predilection of head and neck region, otolaryngologists should be familiar of this tumor.

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Nodular Mass in the Earlobe of an 18-Month-Old Girl

Jeong

Kim

Choi

2021

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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An 18-month-old girl presented with a 1-year history of a slow-growing mass in the right earlobe. There were no symptoms, such as tenderness or discharge, associated with the mass. She had no history of underlying medical disease or trauma. On physical examination, a 1.5 × 1.0-cm, firm, nodular, angulated, pinkish, nontender mass was observed in the posterior aspect of the right earlobe (Figure , A). The skin over the mass was semitransparent, and the mass moved freely beneath the skin. Under suspicion of a tumorous lesion, complete excision was performed after the patient received general anesthesia. Histopathologic findings were characteristic for 2 cell types; basaloid cells with a nucleus were present in the periphery, and ghost cells without a nucleus were present in the center (Figure , B). Six months after surgery, the wound had healed well, and there has been no recurrence. Diagnosis B. Pilomatricoma DiscussionPilomatricoma is a benign tumor that originates from hair follicle matrix cells. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It occurs frequently during the first 2 decades of life, especially in children 10 years or younger, and appears more in females than in males. 1,3,[6][7][8] The head and neck are the most commonly involved regions, particularly the neck and preauricular regions. 1,3,6,8 Pilomatricoma is rare in the auricle. 3,6

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Review of pediatric head and neck pilomatrixoma

Cited by 50 publications

References 29 publications

Multiple and giant perforating pilomatrixoma: a case report

Multiple and giant perforating pilomatrixoma: a case report

Pilomatricoma of the Retroauricular Area

Nodular Mass in the Earlobe of an 18-Month-Old Girl

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