Abstract
A pilomatrixoma is a benign tumor originating from a hair follicle that most frequently occurs in the head-and-neck region. It usually presents as a subcutaneous, slow-growing, nodular, painless firm mass. There are few reported cases on eyelid pilomatrixoma. We reporting an unusual presentation of a rapidly growing pedunculated eyelid pilomatrixoma in a 29-year-old female patient. Surgical excision was performed, and histological examination showed a cavity containing proliferating cords of basaloid cells differentiated into eosinophilic keratinized shadow cells confirming the pilomatrixoma diagnosis. Only a few cases with pedunculated eyelid masses have been reported in the literature; pedunculated lesions can be misdiagnosed as vascular tumors or malignancies. Therefore, pilomatrixoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of such a presentation. A complete excisional biopsy of the mass is diagnostic and therapeutic.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/ojo.ojo_79_22
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 16(1), 136-138
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Alturkistany, W., Alrajeh, M., & Alsheikh, O. (2023). A rapidly growing pedunculated pilomatrixoma of the eyelid. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 16(1), 136-138. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_79_22
MLA 9
Alturkistany, Walaa, et al. "A rapidly growing pedunculated pilomatrixoma of the eyelid." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 16, no. 1, 2023, pp. 136-138. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_79_22.
Chicago (author–date)
Alturkistany, Walaa, Mohammed Alrajeh, and Osama Alsheikh. 2023. "A rapidly growing pedunculated pilomatrixoma of the eyelid." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 16 (1): 136-138. https://doi.org/10.4103/ojo.ojo_79_22.
Harvard
Alturkistany, W., Alrajeh, M. and Alsheikh, O. (2023) 'A rapidly growing pedunculated pilomatrixoma of the eyelid', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 16(1), pp. 136-138. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_79_22.
Vancouver
Alturkistany W, Alrajeh M, Alsheikh O. A rapidly growing pedunculated pilomatrixoma of the eyelid. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023;16(1):136-138. doi:10.4103/ojo.ojo_79_22
IEEE
W. Alturkistany, M. Alrajeh, and O. Alsheikh, "A rapidly growing pedunculated pilomatrixoma of the eyelid," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 136-138, 2023, doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_79_22.