Eccrine Spiradenoma in Knee

Eccrine Spiradenoma in Knee

Eccrine spiradenoma is an uncommon benign adnexal tumor of the eccrine sweat glands. Although it can occur at any age, it is most common in young adults without any sex predilection. Malignant transformation is rare, presenting as rapid increase in size of a long-standing lesion. Here, we report a c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A Sharma, P Sengupta, Anjan Kumar Das, Manish Kumar Nigam, S Chattopadhya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Cytological atypia
benign adenexal tumour
eccrine spiradenoma
eccrine sweat gland
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2014;volume=59;issue=5;spage=513;epage=515;aulast=Sharma
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Summary:Eccrine spiradenoma is an uncommon benign adnexal tumor of the eccrine sweat glands. Although it can occur at any age, it is most common in young adults without any sex predilection. Malignant transformation is rare, presenting as rapid increase in size of a long-standing lesion. Here, we report a case of eccrine spiradenoma in a 35-year-old man who presented with swelling over the right knee, with cytological atypia but no recurrence until date.
ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611

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