Congenital Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum

:  We present a boy with a congenital, ulcerated nodule on the scalp. At birth, the lesion was considered to be the result of a traumatic injury, but a biopsy at the age of 6 months pointed to a diagnosis of syringocystadenoma papilliferum. We draw attention to the difficulty of identifying head les...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2008-01, Vol.25 (1), p.132-133
Main Authors: KARG, ESZTER, KOROM, IRMA, VARGA, ERIKA, BAN, GYULA, TURI, SANDOR
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoma, Sweat Gland - congenital
Adenoma, Sweat Gland - pathology
Adenoma, Sweat Gland - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Needle
Dermatology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Risk Factors
Scalp
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Sweat Gland Neoplasms - congenital
Sweat Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Sweat Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
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Summary::  We present a boy with a congenital, ulcerated nodule on the scalp. At birth, the lesion was considered to be the result of a traumatic injury, but a biopsy at the age of 6 months pointed to a diagnosis of syringocystadenoma papilliferum. We draw attention to the difficulty of identifying head lesions in young children from clinical signs alone.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00607.x