Pilomatrixoma (calcifying epithelioma of malherbe).
A brief review of the literature of pilomatrixoma and report of a case that involved the oral cavity have been presented. Pilomatrixoma is an uncommon benign tumor found primarily in the region of the head and neck and is treated by excision.
D002648:Child; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*