Giant pilomatricoma (epithelioma of Melherbe): Report of a case and review of literature

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 634-636

  Fernandes, Rui ^a   Holmes, Jon ^a,b   Mullenix, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PILOMATRIXOMA; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX RATIO; SKIN TUMOR; SUBCUTANEOUS NODULE;

EID: 0038754130     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joms.2003.50122     Document Type: Article

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