title: Multiple pilomatrixomas: case report and literature review.
abstract: Pilomatrixoma is a rare, benign, circumscribed, calcifying epithelial neoplasm that is derived from hair matrix cells. Multiple pilomatrixomas are uncommon. We describe a case of multiple pilomatrixomas in a 23-year-old black woman who presented with lesions on her face and back. Based on the results of the clinical examination, she was provisionally diagnosed with either calcified sebaceous cysts or calcified lymph nodes. She underwent surgical excision of the masses. On histopathology, the lesions were identified as pilomatrixomas. We attribute our original failure to diagnose this condition to our lack of familiarity with it. We discuss the presentation, differential diagnosis, and other characteristics of pilomatrixomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
authors.forename: Shashidhar Sadda
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Swarupa A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gadre
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adegboyega
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gadre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed