title: Periocular pilomatrixoma: case report.
abstract: The aim is to present a case of pilomatrixoma in the periocular area in a 10-year-old female through retrospective review of medical records of a single patient. A 10-year-old female developed a lesion under her right eyebrow over a period of one year. The rest of the ophthalmic history was unremarkable. On examination, oval, well-defined, subcutaneous tumor measuring 7 x 4 mm was found under the right eyebrow. It gave bluish tint under the firmly adherent overlying skin of normal color and texture. Rocky hard and non-tender, it was mobile over the underlying tissues. Total excision biopsy was performed under general anesthesia. Histopathologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis ofpilomatrixoma. Pilomatrixoma is a rare tumor with head, neck and periocular area being the commonest sites. It is often clinically misdiagnosed and/or missed on differential diagnosis. Although a benign tumor, malignant transformation into pilomatrix carcinoma has been described. Thus, total surgical excision of the mass is recommended.
authors.forename: Ana Bišćan
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Tvrdi
authors.forename: Kusmanoviċ
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Elabjer
authors.forename: Biljana Kuzmanović
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Elabjer
authors.forename: Daliborka
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miletić
authors.forename: Miladen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bušić
authors.forename: Damir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bosnar
authors.forename: Zvonko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Petrović
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018296:Pilomatrixoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome