The study of the clinical, histopathological features of pilomatricoma and the differentiation to normal hair follicles

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-200

  Yang, Jung Hoon ^a   Bae, You In ^a   Lee, Sung Yul ^a   Lee, Jong Suk ^a   Park, Young Lip ^a   Whang, Kyu Uang ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basaloid cell; Differentiation; Pilomatricoma; Shadow cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859959243     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Pirouzmanesh A, Reinisch JF, Gonzalez-Gomez I, Smith EM, Meara JG. Pilomatrixoma: a review of 346 cases. Plast Reconstr Surg 2003;112:1784-1789 (Pubitemid 39195824)
2. Wang J, Cobb CJ, Martin SE, Venegas R, Wu N, Greaves TS. Pilomatrixoma: clinicopathologic study of 51 cases with emphasis on cytologic features. Diagn Cytopathol 2002:27: 167-172 (Pubitemid 34983204)
3. Zamanian A, Farshchian M, Farshchian M. Clinical and histopathologic study of pilomatricoma in Iran between 1992 and 2005. Pediatr Dermatol 2008;25:268-269 (Pubitemid 351579620)
4. Marrogi AJ, Wick MR, Dehner LP. Pilomatrical neoplasms in children and young adults. Am J Dermatopathol 1992; 14:87-94
5. Bingul O, Graham JH, Helwig EB. Pilomatrixoma (calcifying epithelioma) in children. Pediatrics 1962;30:233-240
6. Forbis R Jr, Helwig EB. Pilomatrixoma (calcifying epithelioma). Arch Dermatol 1961;83:606-618
7. Suhr KB, Lee WJ, Yoon JS, Lee JH, Park JK. Clinical and histopathologic study of 25 cases with pilomatricoma. Korean J Dermatol 1994;32:83-93
8. Jang HJ, Baik YG, Kim JM, Sohn JH. The study of the clinical and histopathological features of pilomatricoma. Korean J Dermatol 1997;35:693-701
9. Seo SH, Jeong JT, Kye YC, Kim SN. The study of the clinical, histopathological and pathogenetic feature of pilomatricoma. Korean J Dermatol 2001;39:1275-1285
10. Cho SY, Whang KK, Hahm JH. Pilomatricoma: a clinical and histopathologic study of 13 cases. Ann Dermatol 2000; 12:179-184
11. Hashimoto K, Nelson RG, Lever WF. Calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe: histochemical and electron microscopic studies. J Invest Dermatol 1996;46:391-408
12. McGavran MH. Ultrastructure of pilomatrixoma (calcifying epithelioma). Cancer 1965;18:1445-1456
13. Shimizu N, Ito M, Tazawa T, Sato Y. Immunohistochemical study on keratin expression in certain cutaneous epithelial neoplasm: basal cell carcinoma, pilomatricoma, and seborrheic keratosis. Am J Dermatopathol 1989;11:534-540 (Pubitemid 20016329)
14. Kaddu S, Soyer P, Hodl S, Kerl H. Morphological stages of pilomatricoma. Am J Dermatopathol 1996;18:333-338 (Pubitemid 26296583)
15. Ackerman AB, Reddy VB, Soyer HP. Neoplasms with follicular differentiation. 2nd ed. New York: Ardor Scribendi, 2001
16. Kurokawa I, Yamanaka K, Senba Y, Sugisaki H, Tsubura A, Kimura T, et al. Pilomatricoma can differentiate not only towards hair matrix and hair cortex, but also follicular infundibulum, outer root sheath and hair bulge. Exp Dermatol 2009;18:734-737
17. Malherbe A, Chenantis J. Note sur I'epitheliome calcifie des glandes sébacées. Prog Med 1880;8:826-828
18. Lever WF, Griesemer RD. Calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe: report of 15 cases, with comments on its differentiation from calcified epidermal cyst and on its histogenesis. Arch Dermatol 1949;59:506-518
19. Arnold HL. Pilomatricoma [letter to the editor]. Arch Dermatol 1977:113:1303
20. Wong WK, Somburanasin R, Wood MG. Eruptive multicentric pilomatricoma (calcifying epithelioma). Arch Dermatol 1972;106:76-78
21. Moehlenbeck FW. Pilomatrixoma (calcifying epithelioma): a statistical study. Arch Dermatol 1973;108:532-534
22. Cho BK, Houh W. A study on 657 skin tumors. Korean J Dermatol 1973;11:3-8
23. Cribier B, Asch PH, Régnier C, Rio MC, Grosshans E. Expression of human hair keratin basic 1 in pilomatrixoma; a study of 128 cases. Br J Dermatol 1999;140:600-604 (Pubitemid 29191376)
24. Cribier B, Peltre B, Grosshans E, Langbein L, Schweizer J. On the regulation of hair keratin expression: lessons from studies in pilomatricomas. J Invest Dermatol 2004:122: 1078-1083 (Pubitemid 38651078)
25. Simi CM, Rajalakshmi T, Correa M. Pilomatricoma: a tumor with hidden depths. Indian J Dermatol Venerol Leprol 2010;76:543-546
26. Nishie W, Kimura T. Follicular germinative cells in pilomatricoma. Am J Dermatopathol 2006;28:510-513 (Pubitemid 44813622)