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Giant pilomatrixoma of the arm: An unusual presentation in a child

Year 2016, Volume: 33 Issue: 1, 41 - 43, 21.02.2016

Erdal Türk , İrfan Karaca Ragıp Ortaç

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Pilomatrixoma is a benign tumor originating from the matrix of hair follicles. It is commonly found in children and young adolescents as a slowly-growing nodule, mostly in the head and neck regions. It is relatively less common in the upper extremities. Pilomatrixomas are usually asymptomatic, solitary, hard, and mobile dermal and subcutaneous nodules and are mostly misdiagnosed despite being commonly seen in the practise. Most are smaller than 3 cm and usually around 1 cm in size while those larger than 5 cm are called pilomatrixoma and are less common. We present a seven-year-old girl with a giant pilomatrixoma on the upper arm in this study. 

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Arm Giant pilomatrixoma Epithelioma of Malherbe Excision

Year 2016, Volume: 33 Issue: 1, 41 - 43, 21.02.2016

Erdal Türk , İrfan Karaca Ragıp Ortaç

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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Surgery Medical Sciences
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Erdal Türk

İrfan Karaca This is me

Ragıp Ortaç This is me

Publication Date February 21, 2016
Submission Date October 31, 2015
Published in Issue Year 2016 Volume: 33 Issue: 1

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APA Türk, E., Karaca, İ., & Ortaç, R. (2016). Giant pilomatrixoma of the arm: An unusual presentation in a child. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, 33(1), 41-43.
AMA Türk E, Karaca İ, Ortaç R. Giant pilomatrixoma of the arm: An unusual presentation in a child. J. Exp. Clin. Med. March 2016;33(1):41-43.
Chicago Türk, Erdal, İrfan Karaca, and Ragıp Ortaç. “Giant Pilomatrixoma of the Arm: An Unusual Presentation in a Child”. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 33, no. 1 (March 2016): 41-43.
EndNote Türk E, Karaca İ, Ortaç R (March 1, 2016) Giant pilomatrixoma of the arm: An unusual presentation in a child. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 33 1 41–43.
IEEE E. Türk, İ. Karaca, and R. Ortaç, “Giant pilomatrixoma of the arm: An unusual presentation in a child”, J. Exp. Clin. Med., vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 41–43, 2016.
ISNAD Türk, Erdal et al. “Giant Pilomatrixoma of the Arm: An Unusual Presentation in a Child”. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 33/1 (March 2016), 41-43.
JAMA Türk E, Karaca İ, Ortaç R. Giant pilomatrixoma of the arm: An unusual presentation in a child. J. Exp. Clin. Med. 2016;33:41–43.
MLA Türk, Erdal et al. “Giant Pilomatrixoma of the Arm: An Unusual Presentation in a Child”. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, vol. 33, no. 1, 2016, pp. 41-43.
Vancouver Türk E, Karaca İ, Ortaç R. Giant pilomatrixoma of the arm: An unusual presentation in a child. J. Exp. Clin. Med. 2016;33(1):41-3.
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