An Unusual Tumor of the Ear: Pilomatricoma in a Middle-Aged Woman
Joint Authors
Inagaki, Akira
Yamashita, Yoriko
Mori, Yusuke
Takeuchi, Erika
Asaoka, Kyosuke
Murakami, Shingo
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pilomatricoma is a benign tumor arising from hair follicle matrix cells, presenting as an asymptomatic, firm, slow growing, mobile, superficial skin nodule typically in children.
This lesion with an atypical clinical presentation is frequently misdiagnosed as other skin lesions and even as malignant entities regardless of detailed cytological, imaging examinations; the site of occurrence is one of the keys to accurate diagnosis.
Here, we present a case of pilomatrixoma involving the ear, the cymba conchae of the auricle, which is an extremely rare site for the lesion in a 52-year-old woman.
The present case suggests that this benign tumor needs to be included in the differential diagnosis in patients who present with an atypical auricular lesion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Inagaki, Akira& Yamashita, Yoriko& Mori, Yusuke& Takeuchi, Erika& Asaoka, Kyosuke& Murakami, Shingo. 2019. An Unusual Tumor of the Ear: Pilomatricoma in a Middle-Aged Woman. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143260
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Inagaki, Akira…[et al.]. An Unusual Tumor of the Ear: Pilomatricoma in a Middle-Aged Woman. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Inagaki, Akira& Yamashita, Yoriko& Mori, Yusuke& Takeuchi, Erika& Asaoka, Kyosuke& Murakami, Shingo. An Unusual Tumor of the Ear: Pilomatricoma in a Middle-Aged Woman. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143260
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143260