Solitary Piloleiomyoma in the Scalp

Cutaneous leiomyomas can be classified into three types according to the site of origin: piloleiomyoma, angioleiomyoma, and dartoic (genital) leiomyoma. It might be expected that leiomyomas are commonly found on the scalp because there are many arrector pili muscles and vessels. However, leiomyomas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kim, Dong Hwi, Lee, Ji Sung, Kim, Jean A, Lee, Jung Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5556748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28913307
http://dx.doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2017.18.1.62
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Sumario:Cutaneous leiomyomas can be classified into three types according to the site of origin: piloleiomyoma, angioleiomyoma, and dartoic (genital) leiomyoma. It might be expected that leiomyomas are commonly found on the scalp because there are many arrector pili muscles and vessels. However, leiomyomas are actually rarely reported in the scalp. Recently, we observed a case of cutaneous leiomyoma in the scalp and present our experience along with a literature review.

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