Pulvermacker B, Seroussi D, Haddad R, Mitrofanoff M
Service de chirurgie plastique infantile, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 82, avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France.
Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2007 Feb;52(1):39-42. doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2006.06.004. Epub 2006 Oct 6.
The authors report an exclusive pediatric review of 89 pilomatricomas operated in 83 patients. This tumor, also known as calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe, is common in the pediatric population and occurs mainly on the head and neck region. It is a benign skin neoplasm usually misdiagnosed and yet the most common hair follicle tumor. The treatment is a surgical excision taking the overlying skin. Principal characteristics and clinical presentation of this tumor are discussed.
作者报告了一项针对83例患者所做的89例毛发上皮瘤的独家儿科综述。这种肿瘤,也被称为马勒布钙化上皮瘤,在儿科人群中很常见,主要发生在头颈部区域。它是一种通常被误诊的良性皮肤肿瘤,却是最常见的毛囊肿瘤。治疗方法是切除覆盖其上的皮肤进行手术切除。本文讨论了该肿瘤的主要特征和临床表现。