Multiple Giant Pilomatricoma in Familial Sotos Syndrome

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Cerebral giantism or Sotos syndrome consists of a pre- and postnatal overgrowth whose genetic basis are mutations and deletions of the nuclear receptor-binding SET domain containing protein gene. These patients have an increased risk of developing neoplasms, especially in adulthood. We report a 9-year-old boy, diagnosed with familial Sotos syndrome, who had two pilomatrixoma, symmetrically located on both sides...

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