Open AccessGiant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancy
Author(s) -
Belkız Uyar,
Aynur Solak,
Neslın Şahin,
Hüsnü Buğdayci
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.110879
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , syringoma , thigh , head and neck , sweat gland , mixed tumor , eccrine sweat , pathology , subcutaneous tissue , anatomy , sweat , surgery
Chondroid syringoma, or mixed tumor of skin, is a relatively rare, usually benign sweat gland tumor, most often seen in the head-and-neck region. Rare malignant examples have been reported, commonly involving the extremities. We report here a case radiologically mimicking a malignant neoplasm, but histologically-proven benign subcutaneous chondroid syringoma, arising in the anterior aspect of the upper thigh of a 59-year-old male