title: Pilomatrixoma localized in the arm and forearm.
abstract: Pilomatrixoma is a rare benign skin tumor arising from hair follicle stem cells which is also known as calcifying epithelioma of Malharbe. It occurs with a rate of 0.1% among skin tumors. The definite diagnosis is made histopathologically. In treatment, it is recommended that the lesion be excised surgically. In this study, we wished to present two patients who presented with swelling and underwent excisional biopsy as a result of magnetic resonance imaging and whose pathological result was reported to be pilomatrixoma in accompaniment with the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Private Medicalpark Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevzat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dabak
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çıraklı
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, Private Medicalpark Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bedri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kandemir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Çıraklı
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sabit Numan
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Kuyubaşı
keywords: Arm; forearm; pilomatrixoma