Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described

Pilomatrixoma is a common benign soft tissue neoplasm arising from hair follicle cells, typically not exceeding 3 cm and located mainly within the head and neck regions. Lesions greater than 3 cm or those located elsewhere are rare and are often not thought of or high on a differential diagnosis. M...

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Main Authors:	P. Gongidi, J. Meshekow, T. Holdbrook, P. Germaine
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/590742

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spelling	doaj-e69964cc1b07442fa7d43c21679642fc2020-11-24T22:28:46ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702015-01-01201510.1155/2015/590742590742Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest DescribedP. Gongidi0J. Meshekow1T. Holdbrook2P. Germaine3Department of Radiology, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USADepartment of Radiology, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USADepartment of Pathology, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USADepartment of Radiology, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USAPilomatrixoma is a common benign soft tissue neoplasm arising from hair follicle cells, typically not exceeding 3 cm and located mainly within the head and neck regions. Lesions greater than 3 cm or those located elsewhere are rare and are often not thought of or high on a differential diagnosis. Moreover, the radiographic features of pilomatrixoma are very nonspecific making the diagnosis even more difficult and rarely described in the radiology literature. We present the largest reported case of pilomatrixoma measuring 24 cm arising from the posterior thorax. Our hope is to increase awareness of this diagnosis for slow-growing soft tissue masses not located in the classically described locations of head and neck, explore the radiographic features on various imaging modalities, and review the current radiology literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/590742
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title	Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described
title_short	Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described
title_full	Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described
title_fullStr	Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described
title_full_unstemmed	Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described
title_sort	giant pilomatrixoma presenting in the posterior thorax, a rare location and the largest described
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Radiology
issn	2090-6862 2090-6870
publishDate	2015-01-01
description	Pilomatrixoma is a common benign soft tissue neoplasm arising from hair follicle cells, typically not exceeding 3 cm and located mainly within the head and neck regions. Lesions greater than 3 cm or those located elsewhere are rare and are often not thought of or high on a differential diagnosis. Moreover, the radiographic features of pilomatrixoma are very nonspecific making the diagnosis even more difficult and rarely described in the radiology literature. We present the largest reported case of pilomatrixoma measuring 24 cm arising from the posterior thorax. Our hope is to increase awareness of this diagnosis for slow-growing soft tissue masses not located in the classically described locations of head and neck, explore the radiographic features on various imaging modalities, and review the current radiology literature.
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Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described

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