title: [Pilomatricoma or calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe. A pediatric review of 89 cases].
abstract: The authors report an exclusive pediatric review of 89 pilomatricomas operated in 83 patients. This tumor, also known as calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe, is common in the pediatric population and occurs mainly on the head and neck region. It is a benign skin neoplasm usually misdiagnosed and yet the most common hair follicle tumor. The treatment is a surgical excision taking the overlying skin. Principal characteristics and clinical presentation of this tumor are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique infantile, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82, avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France. bpulvermacker@yahoo.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pulvermacker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seroussi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitrofanoff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery