Pilomatricoma mimicking ruptured epidermal cyst in a middle aged woman

Pilomatricoma is a benign tumor arising from the hair matrical cells. Most pilomatricomas appear in the first two decades of life as a solitary skin to a bluish colored nodule on head-neck area with an occasional sign of inflammation. Here, we present a case of pilomatricoma which appeared at 36 yea...

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Main Authors: Sudip Sarkar (Author), Pranaya Kunal (Author), Barnali Chowdhury (Author), Kisalay Ghosh (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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