Multiple cutaneous leiomyoma

Multiple cutaneous leiomyomas (also known as "Pilar leiomyomas"^[1]) arise from the arrectores pilorum muscles, and are made up of a poorly circumscribed proliferation of haphazardly arranged smooth muscle fibers located in the dermis that appear to infiltrate the surrounding tissue and may extend into the subcutis.^[1]

See also

• Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomatosis syndrome
• List of cutaneous conditions

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). Page 1033. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0071380760.

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