Rare disease
Malignant pilomatricoma in the upper eyelid
1 Beijing TongRen Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing TongRen Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, 1 Dong Jiao Min Xiang, Beijing, 100730, China
2 Beijing TongRen Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, 1 Dong Jiao Min Xiang, Dongcheng district, Beijing, 100730, China
3 Beijing TongRen Eye Center, Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, 1 Dong Jiao Min Xiang, Beijing, 100730, China
Correspondence to:
wningli{at}trhos.com
Pilomatrix carcinoma is a rare, low grade malignant neoplasm arising from the hair matrix. This neoplasm can exhibit local aggressive behaviour and occasionally distant metastasis. In this report, we present a case of malignant pilomatricoma in the eyelid. Differential diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
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