title: Patient profile and outcome of pilomatrixoma in district general hospital in United kingdom.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A pilomatrixoma is a benign appendage tumour related to hair cells matrix. Most of the literature review about pilomatrixoma is in the form of case reports with fewer cohort studies. The objective of this cohort is to study the variable demographic characteristics, presentation and histopathology of this condition among a larger group of patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a retrospective study of patients who had excision of pilomatrixoma between February 1998 and August 2011 in a District General Hospital in UK.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study included 67 patients with histopathologically diagnosed pilomatrixoma. The mean age was 32 years. Male to Female ratio was 35:32. The average diameter of the lesion at presentation was 13 mm (range: 2-30 mm). 66 of 67 (98.5%) patients presented with solitary lesion, while 1 patient (1.5%) had two lesions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pilomatrixoma is not an uncommon benign lesion. It is more common in the maxillofacial area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Prince Charles Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdeldayem
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mekhail
authors.forename: Maged
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farag
authors.forename: Guirguis
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shehata
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Sheikh
authors.forename: Asal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Izzidien
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naguib
keywords: Pilomatrixoma; epithelioma of Malherbe; patient Profile
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