A Rare Cause of Neck Mass: Pilomatrixoma

Pilomatrixoma (pilomatricoma) (Malherbe’s calcifying epithelioma), although rare, is the second most frequent benign skin tumour in childhood. It originates from the hair follicles. It is most commonly seen on the head and in the neck region, it also may be located on the upper extremities. Diagnosi...

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Main Authors:	Caner Turan, Ali Yurtseven, Eylem Ulaş Saz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Galenos Yayinevi 2018-09-01
Series:	Journal of Pediatric Research
Subjects:	Pilomatricoma pilomatrixoma skin tumour child
Online Access:	http://jpedres.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-rare-cause-of-neck-mass-pilomatrixoma/19513

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spelling	doaj-cbd3f1e1275f4c6094b71cc338063ed62020-11-24T21:41:42ZengGalenos YayineviJournal of Pediatric Research2147-94452587-24782018-09-015316817010.4274/jpr.9970513049054A Rare Cause of Neck Mass: PilomatrixomaCaner Turan0Ali Yurtseven1Eylem Ulaş Saz2 Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency, İzmir, Turkey Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency, İzmir, Turkey Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency, İzmir, Turkey Pilomatrixoma (pilomatricoma) (Malherbe’s calcifying epithelioma), although rare, is the second most frequent benign skin tumour in childhood. It originates from the hair follicles. It is most commonly seen on the head and in the neck region, it also may be located on the upper extremities. Diagnosis may be confused with other skin tumours and malignancies. In this case, we report on a patient who presented with a mass on the neck diagnosed as a pilomatrixoma. http://jpedres.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-rare-cause-of-neck-mass-pilomatrixoma/19513 Pilomatricomapilomatrixomaskin tumourchild
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title	A Rare Cause of Neck Mass: Pilomatrixoma
title_short	A Rare Cause of Neck Mass: Pilomatrixoma
title_full	A Rare Cause of Neck Mass: Pilomatrixoma
title_fullStr	A Rare Cause of Neck Mass: Pilomatrixoma
title_full_unstemmed	A Rare Cause of Neck Mass: Pilomatrixoma
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publisher	Galenos Yayinevi
series	Journal of Pediatric Research
issn	2147-9445 2587-2478
publishDate	2018-09-01
description	Pilomatrixoma (pilomatricoma) (Malherbe’s calcifying epithelioma), although rare, is the second most frequent benign skin tumour in childhood. It originates from the hair follicles. It is most commonly seen on the head and in the neck region, it also may be located on the upper extremities. Diagnosis may be confused with other skin tumours and malignancies. In this case, we report on a patient who presented with a mass on the neck diagnosed as a pilomatrixoma.
topic	Pilomatricoma pilomatrixoma skin tumour child
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A Rare Cause of Neck Mass: Pilomatrixoma

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