Recurrent eccrine hidradenoma of the breast in a male patient: problems in differential diagnosis
Introduction: Hidradenoma is an uncommon usually benign tumor of the skin that grows slowly.Case presentation: We describe a case of a 39 patient with a breast mass. Physical examination revealed a solitary, well-circumscribed tumor, measuring 1 cm by 0.7 cm. No other skin abnormalities were found....
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| description | Introduction: Hidradenoma is an uncommon usually benign tumor of the skin that grows slowly.Case presentation: We describe a case of a 39 patient with a breast mass. Physical examination revealed a solitary, well-circumscribed tumor, measuring 1 cm by 0.7 cm. No other skin abnormalities were found. A total surgical excision was performed and histologic examination concluded to an eccrine hidradenoma with clear cells.Conclusion: Here we discuss problems in the differentiate this tumor, mainly in this not common location, from a breast primary (ductal carcinoma or adenomyoepitelioma), from a metastatic clear cell carcinoma and from other types of skin tumors. Moreover, this patient presented with a recurrence of the tumor in the same location, suggesting a locally aggressive form of this neoplasia; few reports in the literature are described as at low malignant potential, but definite criteria for this diagnosis are not well defined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0244438c82d74931a81c8b4d6faf0d292022-12-22T02:58:59ZengOur Dermatology OnlineNasza Dermatologia Online2081-93902013-04-0142215217Recurrent eccrine hidradenoma of the breast in a male patient: problems in differential diagnosisMaria OrsariaLaura MariuzziIntroduction: Hidradenoma is an uncommon usually benign tumor of the skin that grows slowly.Case presentation: We describe a case of a 39 patient with a breast mass. Physical examination revealed a solitary, well-circumscribed tumor, measuring 1 cm by 0.7 cm. No other skin abnormalities were found. A total surgical excision was performed and histologic examination concluded to an eccrine hidradenoma with clear cells.Conclusion: Here we discuss problems in the differentiate this tumor, mainly in this not common location, from a breast primary (ductal carcinoma or adenomyoepitelioma), from a metastatic clear cell carcinoma and from other types of skin tumors. Moreover, this patient presented with a recurrence of the tumor in the same location, suggesting a locally aggressive form of this neoplasia; few reports in the literature are described as at low malignant potential, but definite criteria for this diagnosis are not well defined.http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2013-2-19-recurrent/eccrine hidradenomabreastclear cellrecurrence |
| spellingShingle | Maria Orsaria Laura Mariuzzi Recurrent eccrine hidradenoma of the breast in a male patient: problems in differential diagnosis Nasza Dermatologia Online eccrine hidradenoma breast clear cell recurrence |
| title | Recurrent eccrine hidradenoma of the breast in a male patient: problems in differential diagnosis |
| title_full | Recurrent eccrine hidradenoma of the breast in a male patient: problems in differential diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent eccrine hidradenoma of the breast in a male patient: problems in differential diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent eccrine hidradenoma of the breast in a male patient: problems in differential diagnosis |
| title_short | Recurrent eccrine hidradenoma of the breast in a male patient: problems in differential diagnosis |
| title_sort | recurrent eccrine hidradenoma of the breast in a male patient problems in differential diagnosis |
| topic | eccrine hidradenoma breast clear cell recurrence |
| url | http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2013-2-19-recurrent/ |
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