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Apocrine hidrocystomas
F. Peral Rubio, M.D.Department of DermatologyHospital Universitario Virgen MacarenaSeville, Spain
Apocrine hidrocystomas
A 35-years-old woman. The patient was referred to us for
the assessment of a lesions on the face 3 years previously.
Apocrine hidrocystomas
Histological study
Apocrine hidrocystomas
Apocrine hidrocystomas are benign cystic neoplasms of apocrine origin.
Clinically the lesions are characterised by solitary, skin coloured translucent nodular lesions with a bluish hue.
These are commonly located on the face.
Multiple apocrine hidrocystomas are rarely encountered.
Apocrine hidrocystomas
Histologically a cystic space in the dermis into which papillary projections extend is characteristic and the cyst has no connection with the overlying epidermis.
A final diagnosis is possible only on histopathology as illustrated by our case.
Apocrine hidrocystomas
F. Peral Rubio, M.D.Department of DermatologyHospital Universitario Virgen MacarenaSeville, Spain