Pilomatricomal horn: a new superficial variant of pilomatricoma

Am J Dermatopathol. 2006 Oct;28(5):426-8. doi: 10.1097/01.dad.0000211525.03176.05.

Abstract

We describe a pilomatricomal horn on the right arm of a 39-year-old man. Although initially the tumor was clinically thought to be a verruca vulgaris, the microscopic features were similar to those found in classic pilomatricoma, except for the epidermal location and the presence of a cutaneous horn. Light microscopy showed replacement of the epidermis by basaloid cells, with masses of cornified material containing shadow cells that formed a cutaneous horn. Whereas classic pilomatricoma is confined to the deep reticular dermis or subcutis, the present case represents a unique heretofore unreported epidermal variant of pilomatricoma that pathologists should be aware of to differentiate it from malignant epidermal tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arm / pathology
  • Arm / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hair Diseases / pathology*
  • Hair Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pilomatrixoma / pathology*
  • Pilomatrixoma / surgery
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome