Multiple pilomatricoma with perforation

Abstract

A 22‐year‐old woman presented to our clinic with a complaint of masses on various parts of her body. A mass on her right forearm had appeared 5 years ago and had enlarged during the past 6 months. Two lesions on the back of her neck had a 3‐year history, one lesion on her eyebrow had a 2‐year history, and one lesion on her left forearm had a 1‐year history. The lesion on her left forearm was discharging purulent material. Dermatologic examination revealed a 15 × 16 mm tumor on the right forearm, 11 × 6 mm and 10 × 5 mm tumors on the back of the neck, and a 20 × 20 mm tumor on the eyebrow; they were flesh‐colored, well‐defined, firm tumors. On her left forearm, there was a 12 × 10 mm, well‐defined, firm, blue–red tumor discharging chalky white granules; purulent material was detected ( Fig. 1 ). Firm, blue–red tumor discharging chalky white granules image There was no regional lymphadenopathy. Systemic examination was normal. Laboratory examination of hematologic, biochemical, and urinalysis tests was normal. There was no family history of similar lesions. Total excision of all the tumors was performed. Histopathologic examination of the material revealed clusters of eosinophilic shadow cells surrounded by a fibrous capsule. There were also foreign body giant cells. Areas of calcification, cholesterol clefts, and ossification were detected. An intraepidermal perforating area was detected from the biopsy material of the left forearm ( Fig. 2 ). There were no recurrences after 1 year of follow‐up. Intraepidermal perforating area and clusters of shadow cells (hematoxylin and eosin, × 200) image