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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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A case of pilomatrixoma misdiagnosed as metastatic carcinoma on fine needle aspiration cytology
TR Preethi, K Jayasree, EK Abraham
Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
T R Preethi
Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram - 695011, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371.41900
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We report a case of pilomatrixoma of the posterior triangle of the neck in a twenty-eight year old gentleman, which was suspected as metastatic carcinoma on fine needle aspiration cytology. The cytomorphological features of pilomatrixoma and major pitfalls in diagnosis are also discussed. |
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