Pilomatrix carcinoma.
A 43-year-old man presented with a tumour of the medial part of the right eyebrow. A biopsy was performed and histological examination revealed a malignant transformation of a 'calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe'. A secondary wide excision was performed. Clinical and pathological findings of this extremely rare tumour are reviewed. Factors influencing the prognosis are proposed, based on a compilation of the literature.
Vico
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Department of Surgery, Institut Jules Bordet, Centre des Tumeurs de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Rahier
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Ghanem
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Nagypal
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Deraemaecker
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D000328:Adult; D005138:Eyebrows; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery