Pilomatricoma – Possible Cause of Swelling in the ORL Area
Authors:
Z. Dufek 1; P. Čelakovský 1; A. Ryška 2; S. Jakoubková 1
Authors‘ workplace:
Ušní nosní a krční klinika LF UK a FN, Hradec Králové
; přednosta doc. MUDr. J. Vokurka, CSc.
Fingerlandův ústav patologie FN, Hradec Králové
1; přednosta prof. MUDr. A. Ryška, Ph. D.
2
Published in:
Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, 58, 2009, No. 1, pp. 44-47.
Category:
Case History
Overview
In a form of short case report the authors outline the problem of benign sub-epithelial tumor of pilomatricoma. This kind of tumor which occurs predominantly in children and adolescents is known especially to dermatologists and pathologists. That kind of experience therefore stimulated this article.
Key words:
pilomatricoma, sub-epidermal preauricular tumor, deposit of calcium, myotonic dystrophy.
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