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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Published inIndian journal of dermatology Vol. 59; no. 5; pp. 513 - 515
Main Authors Sharma, A, Sengupta, P, Das, Anjan Kumar, Nigam, Manish Kumar, Chattopadhya, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2014
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
benign adenexal tumour
Case Report
Case studies
Cytological atypia
Diagnosis
Diseases
eccrine spiradenoma
eccrine sweat gland
Skin tumors
Sweat glands
Cytological atypia
benign adenexal tumour
eccrine sweat gland
eccrine spiradenoma
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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.
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ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0019-5154.139921