J Korean Radiol Soc. 2005 Dec;53(6):407-410. Korean.
Published online Dec 31, 2005.
https://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2005.53.6.407
Published online Dec 31, 2005.
https://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2005.53.6.407
Copyright © 2005 by The Korean Society of Radiology
Case Report
Pilomatricoma in the Eyelid: A Case Report
Chae Hoon Kang
and Dong Soo Yoo
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.
Keywords
Skin, neoplasms; Computed tomography (CT), pilomatricoma
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