Osteoma cutis: rare painful tumor in atypical location

María Encarnación Gómez Sánchez; Maria Luisa Martínez Martínez; Jose Luis Agudo Mena; Luis Iñiguez De Onzoño Martín

doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175464

Osteoma cutis: rare painful tumor in atypical location

An Bras Dermatol. 2017;92(5 Suppl 1):113-114. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175464.

Authors

María Encarnación Gómez Sánchez¹, Maria Luisa Martínez Martínez², Jose Luis Agudo Mena², Luis Iñiguez De Onzoño Martín³

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Service, Hospital General de Villarrobledo, Albacete, Espanha.
² Dermatology Service, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Espanha.
³ Pathological Anatomy Service, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Albacete, Espanha.

Abstract

Osteoma cutis or cutaneous ossification is a rare entity characterized by the formation of bone in the skin. We present an isolated primary osteoma cutis located on the palm, an atypical location.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy
Bone Diseases, Metabolic / pathology*
Hand Dermatoses / pathology*
Humans
Male
Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology*
Pain / etiology
Rare Diseases
Skin Diseases, Genetic / pathology*

Supplementary concepts

Osseous Heteroplasia, Progressive