Author/Authors :
tahir, mohd khairul anwar mohd university of malaya - faculty of dentistry - department of oral maxillofacial clinical science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , tahir, mohd khairul anwar mohd queen elizabeth hospital - dept of oral maxillofacial surgery, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia , ramanathan, anand university of malaya - faculty of dentistry, oral cancer research coordination centre - department of oral maxillofacial clinical science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , foo, george boey teik queen elizabeth hospital - dept of oral medicine pathology, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia , gopalan, saravanan queen elizabeth hospital - dept of oral maxillofacial surgery, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia , bin zainal abidin, marzuki queen elizabeth hospital - dept of oral maxillofacial surgery, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia , abdul rahman, fairuz university of malaya - faculty of dentistry - department of oral maxillofacial clinical science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
Pilomatrixoma is an uncommon benign tumour arising from the matrix and inner sheath of a normal hair follicle as well as hair cortex. It is usually presented as a superficial, solitary, firm mass which is asymptomatic and slowly growing. It accounts for about 0.2% of all routine skin specimens and may poses a diagnostic challenge as it may resemble other common benign lesions found in the head and neck region. We report a case of a 33-year old men presented to us with a pilomatrixoma of the right cheek, surgical management and histological findings.
Keywords :
Pilomatrixoma , Calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe , Benign calcifying epithelioma , Benign appendageal neoplasm , Hair follicle , Head and neck tumour
