Unusual case of Pilomatrixomas with myotonic dystrophy
| Autor: | Lachlan Carter, Hakeem Ajao, Preetha Chengot |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Unusual case medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Ghost cell Anatomy medicine.disease Myotonic dystrophy 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Giant cell Scalp Biopsy Eosinophilic medicine Pilomatrixoma Surgery Oral Surgery business |
| Zdroj: | Oral Surgery. 11:144-146 |
| ISSN: | 1752-2471 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ors.12319 |
| Popis: | A 40-year-old female Caucasian patient presented at the Oral and Maxillo-facial clinic Leeds Dental Institute with a 12-month history of multiple firm nodules in the left scalp, right temple and right posterior neck, eight in number. The patient also suffers from myotonic dystrophy and hypothyroidism. Excisional biopsy reveal circumscribed nodules composed of varying proportions of basaloid cells, eosinophilic ghost cells in the central part, calcifications and foreign body-type giant cells. The appearances are entirely in keeping with Pilomatrixoma. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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