Giant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancy

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 h...

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Main Authors: Belkiz Uyar, Aynur Solak, Neslin Sahin, Hüsnü Bugdayci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=3;spage=245;epage=245;aulast=Uyar
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spelling doaj-a8fd4f3ad1b94016b68b4b3d11e9a3ad2020-11-24T22:15:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112013-01-0158324524510.4103/0019-5154.110879Giant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancyBelkiz UyarAynur SolakNeslin SahinHüsnü BugdayciChondroid 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.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=3;spage=245;epage=245;aulast=UyarChondroid syringomamagnetic resonance imagessweat gland tumor
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author Belkiz Uyar
Aynur Solak
Neslin Sahin
Hüsnü Bugdayci
spellingShingle Belkiz Uyar
Aynur Solak
Neslin Sahin
Hüsnü Bugdayci
Giant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancy
Indian Journal of Dermatology
Chondroid syringoma
magnetic resonance images
sweat gland tumor
author_facet Belkiz Uyar
Aynur Solak
Neslin Sahin
Hüsnü Bugdayci
author_sort Belkiz Uyar
title Giant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancy
title_short Giant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancy
title_full Giant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancy
title_fullStr Giant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancy
title_full_unstemmed Giant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancy
title_sort giant chondroid syringoma radiologically mimicking malignancy
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Dermatology
issn 0019-5154
1998-3611
publishDate 2013-01-01
description 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.
topic Chondroid syringoma
magnetic resonance images
sweat gland tumor
url http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2013;volume=58;issue=3;spage=245;epage=245;aulast=Uyar
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