Proliferating pilomatricoma--Case report

Proliferating pilomatricoma--Case report

Proliferating pilomatricoma is proliferative, rare tumor variant of pilomatricoma. It is a benign neoplasm of hair matrix that can have potentially involve local recurrence. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who presented an asymptomatic nodule on the scalp. Histological exam demonstrated a ba...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2015-06, Vol.90 (3 Suppl 1), p.94-96
Hauptverfasser: Kondo, Rogerio Nabor, Pontello Junior, Rubens, Belinetti, Francine Milenkovich, Cilião, Caroline, Vasconcellos, Vanessa Regina Bulla, Grimaldi, Dora Maria
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
DERMATOLOGY
Hair Diseases - pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms
Pilomatrixoma
Pilomatrixoma - pathology
Scalp
Skin - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Treatment Outcome
Tumor Burden
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Zusammenfassung:Proliferating pilomatricoma is proliferative, rare tumor variant of pilomatricoma. It is a benign neoplasm of hair matrix that can have potentially involve local recurrence. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who presented an asymptomatic nodule on the scalp. Histological exam demonstrated a basaloid epithelium at the periphery, filled with eosinophilic cornified material containing shadow cells. The tumor was excised and there was no evidence of recurrence one year later.
ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
0365-0596
DOI:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153972