Breast Pilomatrixoma in a 47-year-old Woman: Pathological and Radiological Diagnosis
Shokouh Taghipour Zahir,
Fatemeh Derakhshani,
Koorosh Rahmani
et al.
Abstract:Background: Pilomatrixoma is a benign adnexal tumor with differentiation towards the matrix of the hair follicle and occurs mostly in the head, neck, and upper extremities of the child. Pilomatrixoma of the breast is considered a very rare tumor.
Case presentation: Herein, we present a 47-year-old woman who was referred to the surgery ward for a palpable right breast mass. Imaging studies revealed a well-circumscribed lesion categorized as BIRADs3. Because clinically the lesion was large and had a stony hard… Show more
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