Apocrine hidrocystoma of the cheek.
- Kruse AL Department of Craniomaxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. astrid.kruse@usz.ch
- Zwahlen R
- Bredell MG
- Riener MO
- Grätz KW
- 2010-05-22
Published in:
- The Journal of craniofacial surgery. - 2010
Cheek
Diagnosis, Differential
Facial Neoplasms
Follicular Cyst
Hemangioma
Hidrocystoma
Humans
Male
Melanoma
Middle Aged
Skin Diseases
Sweat Gland Neoplasms
English
BACKGROUND
Apocrine hidrocystoma is an uncommon benign cystic proliferation of the apocrine sweat glands. Malignant melanoma, eccrine hidrocystoma, angioma, and follicular cysts have to be considered as differential diagnoses.
METHODS AND RESULTS
A 63-year-old man is presented with a dark mass measuring 2 x 2 cm on his right cheek. An exocrine tumor or, more unlikely, a melanoma was considered as a differential diagnosis. Pathologically, the lesion was determined to be an apocrine hidrocystoma.
CONCLUSIONS
This benign lesion can be excised by a narrow margin. Therefore, knowledge of this benign entity in head and neck surgery including the differential diagnosis can prevent an unnecessarily large defect by too large margins.
Apocrine hidrocystoma is an uncommon benign cystic proliferation of the apocrine sweat glands. Malignant melanoma, eccrine hidrocystoma, angioma, and follicular cysts have to be considered as differential diagnoses.
METHODS AND RESULTS
A 63-year-old man is presented with a dark mass measuring 2 x 2 cm on his right cheek. An exocrine tumor or, more unlikely, a melanoma was considered as a differential diagnosis. Pathologically, the lesion was determined to be an apocrine hidrocystoma.
CONCLUSIONS
This benign lesion can be excised by a narrow margin. Therefore, knowledge of this benign entity in head and neck surgery including the differential diagnosis can prevent an unnecessarily large defect by too large margins.
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- English
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- DOI 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181d08c77
- PMID 20489460
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/244157
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