Pilomatrix Carcinoma: Report of Two Cases of the Head and Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pilomatrix carcinoma (PC) is a rare skin tumor arising from hair follicle matrix cells. It is locally aggressive with a high rate of local recurrence after surgical excision. Few cases in the literature have been described and the management is not well defined.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to present two cases of PC located on the head and review the relevant literature about epidemiology, clinical and dermoscopic evaluation, characteristics of local and distant metastases, local recurrence rate and management of this rare skin tumor.

Methods

We consulted databases from PubMed, Research Gate and Google Scholar, from January 2012 to November 2022. We reviewed the literature and reported two additional cases.

Results

We selected 52 tumors in m

SUBMITTER: Toffoli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9955132 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature