[Pilomatrixoma. Review of 179 cases].
We introduce a study about 179 cases of Pilomatrixioma, registered in the archives from General Hospital "Vall d'Hebrón" of Barcelona between 1972-1988. Tumour of pediatric presentation, about 502 of cases have been observed in young people under 20 years, being both sexes almost equally affected percentually. About 75% of cases appear a a a single tumour smaller than 15 mm of diameter. Multiple presentation is observed only in the 2.8 of cases. A bit more than the 50% of cases are located in the head and the neck, usually in the preauricular region. Next follow upper extremities (27%), lower extremities (11%), and the rest of the body (6.7%). Recidivation appear only in the 0.55% of cases.
Gay Escoda
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Facultad de Odontologia de Barcelona.
Berini Aytes
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Malet Hernandez
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Garcia Jimenez
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology
Pilomatrixoma. Revisión de 179 casos.