Cylindroma: a rare tumor in a typical site

Abstract

Cylindroma is a rare benign neoplasm of probable origin in the eccrine sweat glands and is characterized by papular and nodular, painless, slow-growing lesions, generally located on the head, neck and scalp. When multiple, they can be part of hereditary syndromes. The authors report the case of a patient with a solitary nodulation on the scalp, presenting pathological examination compatible with cylindroma. The lesion was excised, with satisfactory results and no recurrence.

Keywords

• sweat gland neoplasms
• skin neoplasms
• deubiquitinating enzyme cyld