Pseudocystic pilomatricoma: A new variant and review of the literature

Australas J Dermatol. 2021 Feb;62(1):60-63. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13402. Epub 2020 Jul 23.

Abstract

A classic pilomatricoma, which usually presents with an asymptomatic, solitary, firm, subcutaneous nodule in the head, neck, or extremities of the paediatric population, is easily diagnosed based on its characteristic clinical and histopathological features. However, its variants often pose particular diagnostic challenges to clinicians due to their rarity and diverse clinicopathological features. We present a new pseudocystic variant, manifesting as solid lesions floating in a fluid-filled sac.

Keywords: cysts; hair diseases; pilomatricoma; pilomatrixoma; skin neoplasms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Extremities / pathology
  • Extremities / surgery
  • Female
  • Hair Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Hair Diseases / pathology*
  • Hair Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Pilomatrixoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Pilomatrixoma / pathology*
  • Pilomatrixoma / surgery
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery
  • Ultrasonography