
Site: Neck nape
Diagnosis: Pilomatricoma
Sex: F
Age: 58
Type: Dermlite Non Polarised
Submitted By: Wynn Hlaing
Description: Dermoscopy- Calcifying areas.
History:
Presented with a 'lump' on the back of her neck of three weeks duration which has been interfering with clothing.She denies any pre-existing lesion in that area.It was lobulated ,firm and non tender.
Histopathology: PILOMATRIXOMA,with presence of characteristic basaloid and ghost-cell areas.
It is also known as 'calcifying epithelioma of Melherbe & Chenantais'.
Age range-median : It is bimodal with > 60% are under twenty years old and second peak takes place between sixth & seventh decades.Appears usually on the face(head &neck),shoulder and upper arm.