Pilomatricoma

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Pilomatricoma
Diagnosis in short

Pilomatricoma. H&E stain.

LM "ghost" cells, foreign body-type giant cells
LM DDx squamous cell carcinoma, pilomatrix carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, epidermal inclusion cyst
Site skin

Signs hard nodule
Symptoms +/-painful
Prognosis benign

Pilomatricoma is a benign skin lesion that is common in childhood. It may be spelled pilomatrixoma.

It is also known as calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe.[1]

General

  • Benign skin tumour.
  • Most common solid skin tumour of children.[2]
  • CTNNB1 gene mutation important in pathogenesis.[3]

Clinical:

  • Hard nodule - calcification.
  • +/-Painful.

Treatment:

  • Surgical excision.[2]

Microscopic

Features:[4]

  • Nodular circumscribed lower dermis/subcutaneous adipose lesion; thus, usu. surrounded by connective tissue.
    • Sharpy demarcated island of cells.
    • Calcification in 75%.
  • Cells:[5]
    • Basaloid epithelial cells - have prominent nucleoli.
    • Anucleate squamous cells ("ghost cells").
    • Giant cell foreign body type granulomas (form in reaction to keratin).

Notes:

  • Keratin a prominent feature on cytology - lots of orange stuff.
  • May ossify.

DDx:

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SKIN LESION, RIGHT ARM, EXCISION:
- PILOMATRICOMA.

Micro

The sections show anucleate squamous cells ("ghost cells") and multinucleated giant cells. No calcification is present.

No significant nuclear atypia is present. No mitotic activity is apparent.

There is also mildly inflamed fibroadipose tissue and some benign squamous mucosa.

See also

References

  1. Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 387. ISBN 978-0443066542.
  2. 2.0 2.1 URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1058965-overview. Accessed on: 10 September 2011. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "emed1058965" defined multiple times with different content
  3. Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 597. ISBN 978-1416054542.
  4. URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1058965-diagnosis. Accessed on: 10 September 2011.
  5. http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/CE/cytotechnology/cytosleuthquiz/nongyne/ngcase02d.htm
  6. Busam, Klaus J. (2009). Dermatopathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 389. ISBN 978-0443066542.