Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

Pilomatrixoma of the Chest Wall: A Case Report

Sagarika Bhole *

Department of Surgery, Seven Star Hospital, Nagpur, India.

Sadashiv Bhole

Department of Surgery, Seven Star Hospital, Nagpur, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

Pilomatrixoma is typically an isolated benign tumor of the hair follicle matrix with very low incidence, recurrence, and initial diagnostic accuracy. This report presents a case of a on the chest that was initially ignored due to the lack of awareness. The paper helps to emphasize the importance of its vast differential diagnosis.

Keywords: Pilomatricoma, benign tumor, turner’s syndrome, dermatology

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