Preauricular pilomatricoma manifesting as an aggressive mass

المؤلفون المشاركون

Tang, Phing Phing
Kalimuthu, Santhi
Mukhtar, Shariyah Muhammad
Abd al-Wahhab, Shahawiah

المصدر

Oman Medical Journal

العدد

المجلد 34، العدد 2 (31 مارس/آذار 2019)، ص ص. 160-163، 4ص.

الناشر

المجلس العماني للاختصاصات الطبية

تاريخ النشر

2019-03-31

دولة النشر

سلطنة عمان

عدد الصفحات

4

التخصصات الرئيسية

الطب البشري

الموضوعات

الملخص EN

Pilomatricoma is an uncommon benign skin tumor arising from the hair follicle.

It usually occurs in the head and neck region and is typically found in the pediatric age group particularly girls.

The tumor has inconsistent clinical features and may manifest as a small superficial lesion with benign features or a large and seemingly aggressive lesion with local invasion.

Due to its variable clinical presentations, it can occasionally be misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor.

We encountered a case of pilomatricoma in a 12-year-old girl with a left preauricular swelling for two years, which became progressively larger and more painful in the few weeks before presentation.

Clinically, the swelling resembled a malignant parotid tumor.

Multiple fine-needle aspirations were performed, but the cytology results were all inconclusive.

Subsequent computed tomography scan revealed a well-defined calcified subcutaneous mass with suspicious parotid involvement.

The case was posted for tumor excision and superficial parotidectomy.

Intraoperatively, however, the mass could be easily separated from the parotid gland.

Histopathological examination of the excised specimen showed characteristic ghost cells, basophilic cells, and ossifications typical of pilomatricoma.

In conclusion, preauricular pilomatricoma may pose a diagnostic dilemma.

A heightened knowledge of the disease is needed for early recognition of its clinical and imaging features to prevent aggressive therapy than is required.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Tang, Phing Phing& Kalimuthu, Santhi& Mukhtar, Shariyah Muhammad& Abd al-Wahhab, Shahawiah. 2019. Preauricular pilomatricoma manifesting as an aggressive mass. Oman Medical Journal،Vol. 34, no. 2, pp.160-163.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-880726

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Tang, Phing Phing…[et al.]. Preauricular pilomatricoma manifesting as an aggressive mass. Oman Medical Journal Vol. 34, no. 2 (Mar. 2019), pp.160-163.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-880726

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Tang, Phing Phing& Kalimuthu, Santhi& Mukhtar, Shariyah Muhammad& Abd al-Wahhab, Shahawiah. Preauricular pilomatricoma manifesting as an aggressive mass. Oman Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 34, no. 2, pp.160-163.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-880726

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مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references : p. 162-163

رقم السجل

BIM-880726