Chondroid syringoma. Case presentation

• Main Authors: Tunia María Sánchez Ramos (Author), Joaquín Juan Urbizo Vélez (Author), Dailín Urbizo Obiol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

<p style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Introduction:</strong> Chondroid syringoma or mixed tumour is usually a benign neoplasia, constituting 0.01% of primary tumours of the skin. This is analogous to mixed tumour (Pleomorphic adenoma) of salivary gland. The diagnosis is only histopathologically. <strong><br /> Objective:</strong> To present a patient with a diagnosis not very common of chondroid syringoma, where it is highlighted as differential diagnosis among the head and neck skin tumours.<br /> <strong>Case presentation</strong>: Is presented a case of a female patient; 45 years old, that arrived to the consulting room showing a subcutaneous nodule on the right genial region, it appeared as an asymptomatic slow-growing small mass, rounded, well bounded, mobile of soft and firm consistence, of several months of evolution, as a single lesion. The diagnosis was a chondroid syringoma or skin mixed tumour.<br /> <strong>Conclusions:</strong> It is an interesting case because it has a low frequency. It is important bear in mind this entity in the differential diagnosis of head and neck skin tumours. Despite being a benign tumour it is necessary to monitor patients, because even though it is uncommon, some cases have been reported with a malignant behaviour.</span></p><p style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><strong>Keywords:</strong> Syringoma Chondroid, mixed tumour, skin, histopathology diagnosis, head, neck.</span></p>

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