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Pilomatrixoma – Overlooked Case Series

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Dr. Vijayshree Shyam Sundar; Dr. Dakshay A Chordia 2; Dr. Rahul Raj Chennam Lakshmi kumar; Prof. Dr. Khalilur Rahman; Dr. Tarun Teja P B; Dr. Aaradhana Premkumar, Dr. Sinduja Saravanan
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.Si3.2024.1944-1951

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Pilomatrixoma is a slow growing benign tumour which is most commonly misdiagnosed preoperatively as sebaceous cyst. It is a subcutaneous tumour emerging from the outer root sheath of hair follicles. We report a case series of pilomatrixoma presenting in Saveetha medical college and hospital. METHODS: The medical records of 10 patients presented with skin swelling from a single centre from April 2022 to April 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: There were a total of 10 tumours from 10 patients. The mean age at excision was 28± 5.6 years. Primary sites of occurrence include head and neck region (48.14%). No familial predominance noted. In most of the cases, a differential diagnosis of sebaceous cyst was made and final diagnosis of pilomatrixoma was confirmed by histopathological analysis.

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