An Unusual Tumor of the Ear: Pilomatricoma in a Middle-Aged Woman

Figure 3

The image of the excised tumor. (a) A well-circumscribed encapsulated nodule containing an irregularly shaped tumor was removed. (b) Tissue section showing islands of basaloid cells (asterisks) and shadow cells (arrowheads), clearly indicating a diagnosis of pilomatricoma (hematoxylin and eosin staining).

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