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We report the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a pilomatrix carcinoma. We found a soft tissue tumor of the back entering the spinal canal and compressing the spinal cord and we monitored a good response to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. We have concluded that MRI played an important role in determination of the volume, extension and management of this rare malignant tumor.
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Campoy, F., Stiefel, P., Stiefel, E. et al. Pilomatrix carcinoma: role played by MR imaging. Neuroradiology 31, 196–198 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00698856
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00698856