Childhood pilomatricomas: Associated anomalies

• Published in: Pediatric dermatology Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 548 - 551
• Main Authors: Richet, Camile, Maza, Aude, Dreyfus, Isabelle, Bourrat, Emmanuelle, Mazereeuw‐Hautier, Juliette
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2018
• Subjects: childhood pilomatricoma; Children; Colorectal cancer; Congenital defects; Dystrophy; Genetic disorders; Mismatch repair; multiple pilomatricoma; Myotonic dystrophy; Pediatrics; pilomatricoma; Polyps; Tumors; Turner's syndrome; pilomatricoma; childhood pilomatricoma; multiple pilomatricoma
• ISSN: 0736-8046; 1525-1470
• DOI: 10.1111/pde.13564

Pilomatricoma is a common benign tumor in children. We present a review of the literature with the aim of helping clinicians manage these patients. A detailed review of the literature was performed in the PubMed database using an exhaustive list of Medical Subject Heading words. One thousand four hundred fifty‐eight children were described in retrospective series and case reports. An associated disease was found in 32 children (2.2%), most of whom had several pilomatricomas (n = 23); 9 had a single lesion. Based on this literature review, we recommend reassuring the family and then conducting a detailed interview regarding past medical and family history and a thorough clinical examination for signs of Turner syndrome, constitutional mismatch repair deficiency, Kabuki syndrome, Steiner's myotonic dystrophy, or Gardner syndrome. Regular long‐term clinical follow‐up is recommended. Specific paraclinical examinations should be performed only in cases of other clinical anomalies or a positive family history. Pilomatricoma requires management because it may be associated with other potentially serious diseases, especially when multiple lesions are present.