Mass on thigh mimicking soft tissue tumor – a rare case report
Keywords:
Benign Neoplasm, Hidradenoma Papilliferum, Apocrine Differentiation, Thigh, Ectopic
Abstract
Hidradenoma papilliferum (HP) is a rare benign, cystic, papillary, apocrine gland tumor that occurs mostly in females on the anogenital area. Rare cases of ectopic (non-genital) HP have been described. These ectopic tumors are seen at various sites and are more common in women. These lesions usually present as asymptomatic slow-growing, red, firm, mobile, well-defined nodule that grows for a long time before resection. The prognosis for HP is very good. Incomplete excision of tumor resulted in tumor recurrence. Malignant transformation is rare. We present a case of 65-year-old man who presented with an enlarging nodule on his left thigh. The histological findings and immunohistochemistry revealed a Hidradenoma papilliferum.
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Vang R, Cohen PR. Ectopic hidradenoma papilliferum: a case report and review of the literature. J Am Acad Dermatol.1999 jul;41(1):115–8.
Loane J, Kealy WF, Mulcahy G (1998). Perianal hidradenoma papilliferum occurring in a male: a case report. Ir J Med Sci. 1998;167:26-7.
Netland PA, Townsend DJ, Albert DM, Jakobiec FA. Hidradenoma papilliferum of the upper eyelid arising from the apocrine gland of Moll. Ophthalmology. 1990 Dec;97:1593-8.
Meeker JH, Neubecker RD, Helwig EB. Hidradenoma papilliferum. Am J Clin Pathol. 1962 Feb;37:182–95.
Handa Y, Yamanaka N, Inagaki H, Tomita Y. Large ulcerated perianal Hidradenoma papilliferum in a young female. Dermatol Surg. 2003;29:790-2.
Virgili A, Marzola A, Corazza M. Vulvar hidradenoma papilliferum: a review of 10.5 years’ experience. J Reprod Med. 2000 Aug;45(8):616–8.
Marrogi AJ, Wick MR, Dehner LP. Benign cutaneous adnexal tumors in childhood and young adults, excluding pilomatrixoma: review of 28 cases and literature. J Cutan Pathol. 1991 Feb;18(1):20-7.
Vanatta PR, Bangert JL, Freeman RG. Syringocystadenoma papilliferum. A plasmacytotropic tumor. Am J Surg Pathol. 1985 Sep;9(9):678-83.
Stefanato CM, Finn R, Bhawan J. Extramammary Paget disease with underlying hidradenoma papilliferum: guilt by association? Am J Dermatopathol. 2000;22:439-42.
Bannatyne P, Elliott P, Russell P. Vulvar adenosquamous carcinoma arising in a hidradenoma papilliferum, with rapidly fatal outcome: case report. Gynecologic Oncology. 1989 Dec;35(3):395-8.
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/jopm.2015.i01.06
How to Cite
Arasi. N, E., Anunayi. J, Surekha. M, L., & Kalyani. P, N. (1). Mass on thigh mimicking soft tissue tumor – a rare case report. Tropical Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 1(1), 25-29. https://doi.org/10.17511/jopm.2015.i01.06
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