A Case of Apocrine Hidrocystoma of the Glans Penis.
- Author:
Sung Dae KWON
1
;
Il Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Apocrine hidrocystoma;
Glans penis
- MeSH:
Child, Preschool;
Decapitation;
Hidrocystoma*;
Humans;
Male;
Penis*;
Sweat Glands
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(4):563-565
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Apocrine hidrocystoma is an uncommon benign tumor derived from the secretory segment of apocrine sweat glands and the cyst wall of this tumor consists of columnar to cuboidal cells with a decapitation secretion indicative of apocrine secretion. A 5-year-old boy had a translucent, flesh-colored cystic nodule, 5x2x2mm in size, on the glans penis near the urethral meatus for 4 years. Although apocrine hidrocystoma of the glans penis is very rare, characteristic histopathological features make it easy to diagnose as apocrine hidrocystoma of glans penis, which should be differentiated from the median raphe cyst of the penis.
