Report of two cases of calcifying epithelioma in children.
- Author:
Hong ZHANG
1
;
Xueling WANG
;
Qingjun ZHANG
Author Information
1. ZH720716@sina.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Carcinoma;
Child, Preschool;
Female;
Humans;
Pilomatrixoma;
Skin Neoplasms
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2013;27(1):49-49
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The presenting symptom of calcifying epithelioma was a hard, slowly growing subcutaneous mass. The two cases in this paper were both girls. The five and eight year-old girls were occurred in anteri or inferior of ear lobe and in preauricular respectively. This tumor was composed of two cell types: the shadow cells and basophilic cells with small calcifying areas. The tumor was finally removed without replase in a year follow-up.
