Eccrine Poroma and Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Palm and Sole

Description of a case of eccrine poroma on the right palm in a woman, aged 38 years; and description of a case of basal cell carcinoma on the right sole in a man, aged 67 years. The opinion is expressed that basal cell carcinomata of the palm and sole exist, although they are rare, but that on the other hand some cases, described as basal cell carcinoma of the sole, probably were eccrine poromata. This will be published more extensively. 162nd Meeting Netherl. Soc. Derm., Rotterdam 1961 Dermatologica 127: 219 (1963) Mucinosis Follicularis By J. H. H. VEEGER and M. RUITER, Groningue Man, aged 48 years. On the right side of the neck, just above the clavicle, a fairly sharply delimited inflammation infiltration, approximately the size of the palm of a hand, of pasty consistency and slightly desquamating. The abnormality has been present for 2 months. Histological examination: characteristic mucinous degeneration of the follicle sebaceous gland apparatus. The pathogenesis of the condition and the technique of the staining of the mucus are discussed. The cutaneous abnormality responded well to fractionated roentgen irradiation. As far as we know, this is the first case of this condition (Pinkus 1957), to be reported in the Netherlands.