Open AccessMalherbe′s calcifying epithelioma (pilomatrixoma): An uncommon periocular tumor
Author(s) -
Mohammad Javed Ali,
Santosh G Honavar,
Milind N. Naik,
Geeta K. Vemuganti
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/0974-7753.82134
Subject(s) - pilomatrixoma , pilomatricoma , epithelioma , medicine , lesion , skin tumor , hair disease , pathology , dermatology , carcinoma , cancer , carcinogenesis
Benign calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe or pilomatrixoma or pilomatricoma is an uncommon lesion of the periocular tissues, arising from the matrix cells at the base of the hair. In the periocular area, it usually arises from the lids and eyebrows. Pilomatrixoma has certain characteristic clinical and histopathologic features, but since it is not commonly suspected preoperatively, certain distinctive clinical features of tumor should suggest clinical diagnosis followed by histopathologic confirmation.