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ArticleCureus2025

Pilomatricoma in a Patient With Chronic Low Testosterone: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Brittany Tran, Jason Vayner, Joel Jacob, Gina McNew

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brittany TranInternal Medicine, Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Smith, USA.
Jason VaynerInternal Medicine, Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Smith, USA.
Joel JacobInternal Medicine, Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Smith, USA.
Gina McNewInternal Medicine, Conway Regional Hospital, Conway, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pilomatricoma is a benign skin tumor with a variety of presentations, making it difficult to recognize. Its rarity further complicates diagnosis, as it is often mistaken for a lipoma or an epidermal inclusion cyst. Although its etiology remains unclear, early identification is crucial due to the risk of malignant transformation into pilomatrix carcinoma. Here, we report the case of a 41-year-old male with a large pilomatricoma on the upper right arm, emphasizing the possibility of this rare tumor arising in an uncommon demographic.

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benign skin tumorcalcifying epithelioma of malherbehair follicle matrixlow testosteronepilomatricomapilomatrixomasoft tissue masses

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PMID39991412
PMCPMC11845862

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