Chondroid Syringomas arising on the Nasal Dorsum and the Upper Lip: Two Cases of Report.
- Author:
Eui Sik KIM
1
;
Sung Hoo CHO
;
Sung In YOO
;
Bok Kyun NOH
;
Jae Ha HWANG
;
Kwang Seog KIM
;
Sam Yong LEE
;
Yoo Duck CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. sylee@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chondroid syringoma
- MeSH:
Adenoma, Pleomorphic*;
Carcinoma, Basal Cell;
Dermoid Cyst;
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Epidermal Cyst;
Follow-Up Studies;
Head;
Humans;
Lip*;
Male;
Neck;
Neurofibroma;
Nose;
Pilomatrixoma;
Recurrence
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2007;34(4):503-506
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Chondroid syringoma, previously known as 'mixed tumor of the skin', is a rare benign tumor. It usually presents an asymptomatic solitary firm intradermal or subcutaneous slowly growing nodule. It occurs frequently in the head and neck region of middle-aged men. We would like to report an uncommon chondroid syringoma about the clinical and histologic presentation. about the clinical and histologic presentation. METHODS: We experienced two cases of chondroid syringoma on the nose and the upper lip, each other. Both masses were totally excised with clear margin. RESULTS: On histologic examination, the masses showed a biphasic pattern-an epithelial component exhibiting apocrine/eccrine differentiation and a stromal component exhibiting myxoid/collagenous change-consistent with the diagnosis of chondroid syringoma. There have been no evidence of recurrence and malignant transformation during postoperative follow-up. CONCLUSION: There is no one distinctive clinical feature that is specific for chondroid syringoma. However, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of a solid nodule in head and neck region with long standing duration, such as epidermal inclusion cyst, pilomatrixoma, dermoid cyst, sebaceous cyst, neurofibroma, and basal cell carcinoma.
