Clear cell hidradenoma
Author(s) -
Fatemeh Mokhtari,
Zabihollah Shahmoradi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced biomedical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-9175
DOI - 10.4103/2277-9175.109742
Subject(s) - hidradenoma , scalp , medicine , asymptomatic , nodule (geology) , occipital region , eccrine sweat gland , dermatology , pathology , sweat gland , anatomy , sweat , biology , paleontology
Clear cell hidradenoma or nodulocystic hidradenoma or acrospiroma are histologically distinct relatively rare tumors of sweat gland duct origin, found mainly in adults with a female preponderance. We report a case of eccrine hidradenoma in a 31-year-old man who presented with an asymptomatic, solitary nodule on occipital region. A few reports are available in literature regarding presence of this tumor on occipital region of young man and present case is being reported because of its rarity in this region of scalp and in this sex
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