Open AccessPerforating pilomatricoma in a 62-year-old female: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Basant Kumar Thakur,
Shikha Verma,
Jaya Mishra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7753.142864
Subject(s) - pilomatricoma , nodule (geology) , lesion , medicine , histopathology , cheek , head and neck , anatomy , dermatology , surgery , pathology , biology , paleontology
Pilomatricoma presents as a single, slow-growing, painless, superficial mass arising from the hair matrix cells, over the hair-bearing areas of the body, especially the head and neck. Perforating pilomatricoma is a rare variant of pilomatricoma presenting as crusted or ulcerated nodule. Here, we report a case of 62-year-old female presenting with rapidly growing noduloulcerative lesion on the left cheek, which on histopathology showed perforating pilomatricoma.