Pilomatricoma masquerading as a parotid mass in a child-a diagnostic challenge on cytology
Journal Title: Pathology Update: Tropical Journal of Pathology and Microbiology - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Pilomatrixoma is a slow growing benign skin neoplasm of hair matrix origin. This tumor is common in children and young adults, especially in the head and neck region. Because of its varied morphological spectrum on cytology it can pose diagnostic difficulties and cause unnecessary treatment. We report a case of 5 year old girl who presented with a nodule over right parotid region. Fine needle aspiration cytology was done which was suspicious of mucoepidermoid carcinoma; however, histopathological diagnosis was Pilomatrixoma. On review of literature we observed that pilomatricomas have been quite often misdiagnosed especially on cytology. Our case highlights the diagnostic pitfalls of pilomatricoma on cytology.
Authors and Affiliations
Kadam Maruthi Vijaya, Mukunda Pai Malathi, Premalatha Chennagiri S, Biswas Siddhartha
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP263157
- DOI 10.17511/jopm.2017.i1.06
- Views 115
- Downloads 0
Microbial profile of street food from different locations at Tumkur, India
Introduction: The street food provided in ready –to-eat form are prepared and sold by vendors and hawkers in the street and other public places are a major source of foodborne diseases. Aim: The present study was underta...
Comparative study of USG guided aspiration and non-aspiration cytology for evaluation of specimen quality and diagnostic accuracy in abdominal and pelvic lumps
Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of USG guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) with that of fine needle non aspiration cytology (FNNAC) in abdominal, pelvic masses. Objectives: Alth...
Seemingly neoplastic destructive lesion of maxillary sinus, eroding the bone and extending into skull base-Atypical Rhinoscleromaor Antroscleroma
Rhinoscleroma (RS) is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease predominantly affecting the nose and upper respiratory tract caused by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis (KR), a gram negative diplobacillus. In India, it is pre...
Frequency and antibiogram pattern of gram positive cocci in catheter related blood stream infections (CRBSI) in a tertiary care hospital, Tamilnadu
Introduction: Blood stream infection associated with catheter is life threatening. Various bacterial agents are responsible for this and Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) is now becoming one of the major agent in C...
Histopathological profile of sinonasal lesions with brief clinical correlation: experience in a tertiary care centre
Background: Sinonasal lesions are a common finding in Otorhinolaryngology outpatientdepartment. Most commonly they present withnasal obstruction. Clinically many of these lesions resemble eachother but they have multiple...