Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described
Joint Authors
Meshekow, J.
Holdbrook, T.
Germaine, Pauline
Gongidi, Preetam
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pilomatrixoma is a common benign soft tissue neoplasm arising from hair follicle cells, typically not exceeding 3 cm and located mainly within the head and neck regions.
Lesions greater than 3 cm or those located elsewhere are rare and are often not thought of or high on a differential diagnosis.
Moreover, the radiographic features of pilomatrixoma are very nonspecific making the diagnosis even more difficult and rarely described in the radiology literature.
We present the largest reported case of pilomatrixoma measuring 24 cm arising from the posterior thorax.
Our hope is to increase awareness of this diagnosis for slow-growing soft tissue masses not located in the classically described locations of head and neck, explore the radiographic features on various imaging modalities, and review the current radiology literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gongidi, Preetam& Meshekow, J.& Holdbrook, T.& Germaine, Pauline. 2015. Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gongidi, Preetam…[et al.]. Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Gongidi, Preetam& Meshekow, J.& Holdbrook, T.& Germaine, Pauline. Giant Pilomatrixoma Presenting in the Posterior Thorax, a Rare Location and the Largest Described. Case Reports in Radiology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059927
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059927