title: [Pilomatrixoma of the parotid region].
abstract: Pilomatrixoma, or calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe, is an uncommon, benign, epithelial tumor of the skin that often arises in head and neck regions, in the first 2 decades of life. The report of two cases of pilomatrixoma in the parotid area permits to clarify the clinical features and the problems in the differential diagnosis of these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Plastica, Ospedale Maggiore, USL 4, Università degli Studi di Parma, Italia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Papadia
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Il pilomatrixoma della regione parotidea.