Giant vascular eccrine spiradenoma

A 60-year-old man suffering from cardiac insufficiency consulted the Dermatology Department, Inönü University Turgut Ozal Medical Center, because of a bleeding tumor on his right hypochondrium. The tumor had begun as a small nodule approximately 5 years before, and had grown slowly with time. A smal...

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Published in:	International journal of dermatology Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 221 - 223
Main Authors:	Senol MD, Mustafa, Ozcan MD, Atilla, Sasmaz MD, Sezai, Ozen MD, Süleyman, Cıralık MD, Harun
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford BSL http://www.blacksci.co.uk Blackwell Science Ltd 01-03-1998 Blackwell Science Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Adenoma, Sweat Gland - blood supply Adenoma, Sweat Gland - pathology Adult Biological and medical sciences Dermatology Humans Male Medical sciences Sweat Gland Neoplasms - blood supply Sweat Gland Neoplasms - pathology Tropical medicine Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions Asia Turkey Case study Human Skin disease Spiradenoma eccrine Adenoma Benign neoplasm Sweat gland disease
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Summary:	A 60-year-old man suffering from cardiac insufficiency consulted the Dermatology Department, Inönü University Turgut Ozal Medical Center, because of a bleeding tumor on his right hypochondrium. The tumor had begun as a small nodule approximately 5 years before, and had grown slowly with time. A small, superficial ulcer had appeared on the lesion approximately 6 months previously, and slight bleeding had occasionally occurred. The patient had no pain and no other complaint except bleeding. Dermatologic examination revealed a violaceous, ulcerated, and bleeding tumoral lesion below the mid-portion of the right costochondral line. The tumor was a non-tender, hemispheric mass, approximately 3-4 cm in size, adherent to the epidermis, but movable on the underlying tissue. An incisional biopsy was performed with diagnoses of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and desmoid tumor. Histopathologic examination revealed prominent blood-filled vascular spaces and clearly delimited cords, showing two types of cell. The vascular spaces contained a periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive, granular, eosinophilic material. There was no malignant transformation. The lesion was totally excised and primarily sutured.
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ISSN:	0011-9059 1365-4632
DOI:	10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00461.x