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Pediatric Type of Early Pilomatricoma of the Auricle: A Case Report

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Pilomatricoma is a benign adnexal neoplasm that has been associated with malignancy transformation. Yet, it is not considered as pre-malignant lesion. It is divided into pediatrics type and adult type on the age of occurrence and based on stage of presentation it can described as early and late. We hereby report a 16-year-old female patient with Early-Stage Pediatric Type Pilomatricoma of the Auricle.

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  1. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Division, Rustaq Hospital, Rustaq, Oman

    Firyal Balushi, Hoor Al Maharbi, Rokia Al Zakwani & Ziyad Al Harrasi

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Supplementary Material 1: The clinical images of the lesion in situ and post excision

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Balushi, F., Al Maharbi, H., Al Zakwani, R. et al. Pediatric Type of Early Pilomatricoma of the Auricle: A Case Report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-024-04584-0

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