Giant pilomatricoma with angiomyxoid stroma: Unusual presentation of a benign tumor

Autor:	Keith L. Duffy, Jason E. Hawkes, Jamie L. Woodcock, Laura-Catherine Christensen
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	giant pilomatricomas Pathology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry pilomatricomas Pilomatricoma Case Report Dermatology medicine.disease Hair follicle epithelioma of Malherbe Benign tumor medicine.anatomical_structure Stroma medicine Presentation (obstetrics) business
Zdroj:	JAAD Case Reports
ISSN:	2352-5126
DOI:	10.1016/j.jdcr.2015.04.004
Popis:	Pilomatricomas, or benign calcifying epitheliomas of Malherbe, are the most common hair follicle tumors. Rarely, these tumors may exceed 5 cm and are referred to as giant pilomatricomas. We report the case of an otherwise healthy 18-year-old Hispanic man with a firm, itchy, painful, and ulcerated tumor on the anterior aspect of the chest.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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