Pilomatricoma in the Eyelid: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2005.53.6.407
- Author:
Chae Hoon KANG
1
;
Dong Soo YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Dankook University Hospital, Korea. radyds@dankook.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Skin, neoplasms;
Computed tomography (CT), pilomatricoma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carcinoma;
Eyelids*;
Female;
Hair;
Humans;
Korea;
Pilomatrixoma*;
Skin;
Upper Extremity
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2005;53(6):407-410
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The pilomatricoma (calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe) is a rare, benign, asymptomatic tumor arising from the hair follicular matrix cells. It is usually a solitary lesion and it is most commonly found on the face and upper extremities. This tumor can occur in patients of any age, but about 60% of pilomatricomas are found in those patients less than twenty years old. The radiologic features of this neoplasm have rarely been described in the literature; in particular, the CT findings of pilomatricoma originating from the eyelid have not been published in Korea. We report here on a case of pilomatricoma that occurred in 69-year-old female; she had a hard subcutaneous mass on her right eyelid with overlying bluish skin.
