Pilomatrixoma of the Head and Neck in Children

Introduction:A pilomatrixoma is a benign appendage tumour related to hair cells matrix. Most of the literature review about pilomatrixoma is in the form of case reports with fewer cohort studies. The objective of this cohort is to study the variable demographic characteristics, presentation and histopathology of this condition among a larger group of patients.Materials and Methods:We conducted a retrospective study of patients who had excision of pilomatrixoma between February 1998 and August 2011 in a District General Hospital in UK.Results:The study included 67 patients with histopathologically diagnosed pilomatrixoma. The mean age was 32 years. Male to Female ratio was 35:32. The average diameter of the lesion at presentation was 13 mm (range: 2–30 mm). 66 of 67 (98.5%) patients presented with solitary lesion, while 1 patient (1.5%) had two lesions.Conclusion:Pilomatrixoma is not an uncommon benign lesion. It is more common in the maxillofacial area.

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“…[1] In France, a retrospective study in one surgery clinic revealed 33 patients who had surgery for pilomatrixoma between 1989 and 1997. [2]…”

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Patient profile and outcome of pilomatrixoma in district general hospital in United Kingdom

Abdeldayem

Mekhail

Farag

et al. 2013

J Cutan Aesthet Surg

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“…Duflo et al . [11] noticed maximum tumor size of 3 cm diameter, we observed 1.6 cm as the mean tumor size.…”

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Fine needle aspiration cytology of pilomatrixoma

Bansal

Handa

Mohan

2011

J Cytol

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Aim:To delineate and characterize the cytomorphologic features of pilomatrixoma (PMX) helpful in correct diagnosis of the lesion on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC).Materials and Methods:Archival records of clinical findings, FNAC and histopathological reports of PMX cases were analyzed. Aspirate findings in 14 cases of PMX were correlated with detailed clinical data and subsequent histopathology on excisional biopsy. Different morphological findings were graded semiquantitatively from 0 to 3+.Results:The series showed female preponderance, with head and neck being the commonest site. Majority patients had a single tumor with mean size of 1.6 cm. Out of 14 biopsy proven cases of PMX, cytology findings revealed PMX in 7 cases on the basis of ghost cells, groups of basaloid cells, squamous cells in combination with multinucleated giant cells and calcium deposits in a background of debris. The main reasons for erroneous diagnosis were predominance of one component over the others and non-representative aspirated material.Conclusions:The cytological features of PMX are characteristic and allow a conclusive diagnosis provided the smears are examined keenly bearing in mind the diagnostic traps that can mislead a cytopathologist.

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“…3 There is a female pre-ponderance for the affection of the disease. 4,5 The most common site of affection is head and neck area with more than half the reported cases in this area. The most common site to be affected in the head and neck are frontal, temporal, peri-orbital and pre-auricular.…”

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Calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe of cheek: a diagnostic challenge

Bihani¹,

Dokhe²,

Hardikar³

et al. 2015

Int J Sci Rep

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Malherbe’s calcifying epithelioma is a very rare benign tumour in area of cheek but generally present in first two decades of life. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) and radiological imaging technique are not of great help in diagnosing this tumour. We hereby present a case of 15 year female with cheek swelling since 3 years which turned out to be pilomatricoma on histopathology of specimen of excisional biopsy. Keywords: Malherbe’s calcifying epithelioma, Pilomatrixoma, BCL-2, CTNNB1

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Pilomatrixoma of the Head and Neck in Children

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Patient profile and outcome of pilomatrixoma in district general hospital in United Kingdom

Patient profile and outcome of pilomatrixoma in district general hospital in United Kingdom

Fine needle aspiration cytology of pilomatrixoma

Calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe of cheek: a diagnostic challenge

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