Pilomatricoma in a Pediatric Hospital

Pilomatricoma in Elderly Individuals

“…A review of the literature shows that nearly 75% of the pilomatricomas are located on the scalp, face, neck or arms [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7]. Reports on the occurrence of pilomatricoma in the external ear canal have been published [13, 14].…”

“…Reports on the occurrence of pilomatricoma in the external ear canal have been published [13, 14]. The female-to-male ratio is roughly between 3:2 [4, 5, 7]and 1:1 [1, 3, 8, 12]. The malignant counterpart of pilomtricoma is very rare with a low tendency for metastasis [6, 15].…”

“…A review of the literature shows that 60–80% of the tumors arise in the first or second decades of life [1, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Therefore pilomatricoma in elderly patients is often misdiagnosed.…”

“…The tumor was first described by Malherbe and Chenantais in 1880 as a neoplasm, which they referred to as a calcified epithelioma of the sebaceous glands. Pilomatricomas are found mainly on the head and the upper extremities [1, 2, 3, 4]. A review of the literature shows that pilomatricomas tend to occur in children and young adults below 30 years of age [5, 6, 7].…”

Pilomatrixoma in Periocular Tissues: A Case Report from Bangladesh

“…They most commonly involve the head and neck region followed by upper extremities, trunk, and lower extremities. Periocular tissues are involved in 10-17% of cases and 5% of cases are multifocal ( Boniuk and Zimmerman 1963;Orlando et al, 1983) .…”