Giant pigmented apocrine hidrocystoma of the scalp

Dermatol Online J. 2020 Aug 15;26(8):13030/qt7rt3s4pp.

Abstract

Hidrocystomas are benign cysts of sweat duct epithelium that can present as single or multiple lesions, with or without pigmentation. The size is typically 1-3mm in diameter. Although hidrocystomas commonly occur in most parts of the head and neck region, occurrence on the scalp is rare. Herein, we present a 29-year-old woman with a giant pigmented apocrine hidrocystoma of the scalp, which, to our knowledge, represents the largest of its kind reported to date.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Apocrine Glands / pathology*
  • Female
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Hidrocystoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Pigmentation
  • Scalp / pathology
  • Sweat Gland Neoplasms / pathology*