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MeSH Heading: Pilomatrixoma
Tree Number(s): C04.557.470.565.625
Unique ID: D018296
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018296
Annotation: benign or malignant; coordinate with SKIN NEOPLASMS + HAIR DISEASES
Scope Note: A tumor composed of cells resembling those of the hair matrix, which undergo 'mummification' and may calcify. It is a relatively uncommon tumor, which may occur at any age from infancy. The majority of patients are under 20, and females are affected more than males. The lesion is usually a solitary deep dermal or subcutaneous tumor 3-30 mm in diameter, situated in the head, neck, or upper extremity. (From Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, p2401)
Entry Term(s): Benign Pilomatricoma; Benign Pilomatrixoma; Calcifying Epithelioma of Malherbe; Epithelioma Calcificans Of Malherbe; Malherbe Calcifying Epithelioma; Pilomatricoma
Previous Indexing: Skin Neoplasms (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/25
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

blood supply (BS)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

secondary (SC)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0027530
Scope Note: A tumor composed of cells resembling those of the hair matrix, which undergo 'mummification' and may calcify. It is a relatively uncommon tumor, which may occur at any age from infancy. The majority of patients are under 20, and females are affected more than males. The lesion is usually a solitary deep dermal or subcutaneous tumor 3-30 mm in diameter, situated in the head, neck, or upper extremity. (From Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, p2401)
Terms: Pilomatrixoma Preferred Term
Term UI T054610
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Benign Pilomatricoma
Term UI T842288
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Benign Pilomatrixoma
Term UI T842289
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Calcifying Epithelioma of Malherbe
Term UI T767861
Date03/24/2010
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Epithelioma Calcificans Of Malherbe
Term UI T812106
Date11/15/2011
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID OMIM (2013); Malherbe Calcifying Epithelioma
Term UI T842290
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Pilomatricoma
Term UI T727442
Date09/25/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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