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Case Reports
. 2010:2010:709371.
doi: 10.1155/2010/709371. Epub 2010 Dec 12.

Ectopic hidradenoma papilliferum

Aristóteles David Neiva Rosmaninho  1 , Maria Teresa Duarte Pinto de Almeida, Vírgilio Costa, Maria Madalena Vasconcelos Sanches, Carlos Lopes, Maria Manuela Selores Gomes Meirinhos
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Ectopic hidradenoma papilliferum

Aristóteles David Neiva Rosmaninho et al. Dermatol Res Pract. 2010.

Abstract

Hidradenoma papilliferum is a rare tumor that occurs almost exclusively in females on the anogenital area. Rare cases of ectopic (nongenital) hidradenoma papilliferum have been described. The lesions usually present as an asymptomatic slow-growing, red, firm, mobile, well-delimitated nodule that grows for a long time before resection. We describe a case of an 26-year-old man that presented with an enlarging nodule on his right eyelid. The histological findings revealed a hidradenoma papilliferum. So far, among the very few reports of ectopic hidradenoma papilliferum, only a very small number were localized to the eyelid.

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Figure 1
Clinical features of the skin lesion on the upper eyelid.
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Figure 2
Dermoscopy findings.
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Figure 3
Hematoxylin-eosin stain (4x) showed a dermal nodule with many glandular structures and papillary folds.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Hematoxylin-eosin stain (40x) showed the presence of focal areas infiltrated by plasma cells and lymphocytes in the stroma.
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Figure 5
Hematoxylin-eosin stain (20x) showed the tumor epithelium to be composed by an outer cuboidal cell layer and an inner columnar cell layer.
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