Korean J Dermatol.  2008 Aug;46(8):1056-1060.

A Case of Giant Apocrine Hidradenoma

• Kim HS
• Ko HC
• Kim MB
• Oh CK
• Kwon KS

Abstract

Hidradenoma is a relatively rare benign cutaneous tumor of sweat gland origin showing eccrine (eccrine or poroid hidradenoma) or apocrine (apocrine hidradenoma) differentiation. It usually presents as a slowly growing solitary nodule measuring between 0.5 and 2 cm in diameter. The large variant is rare, but may occur when they grow without appropriate treatment for several years. We report a case of apocrine hidradenoma in a 67-year old woman who presented with a solitary, erythematous, pedunculated, giant mass measuring 10.5x6.7x4.0 cm in size on the left lateral aspect of frontal scalp for 10 years. This is the largest among reported cases in the Korean literature.

Keyword

Apocrine hidradenoma; Giant mass

MeSH Terms

Acrospiroma
Female
Humans
Scalp
Sweat Glands