A case of syringocystadenoma papilliferum in the axilla

Abstract

This is a case report of syringocystadenoma papilliferum in the axilla. A 54-year-old male presented with an "excrescence" on his right axilla for fifty-four years and erosion for ten years. Physical examination showed that many clusters of soybean-like to broad bean-like red nodules, parts merged into a mass, and a few nodules had erosions. Histopathological examination revealed: cystic invaginations extending from the epidermis down to the deep dermis, many villous protuberances with two layers of cells, and decapitation secretion in the inner layer cells, the stroma with a dense infiltrate with plasma cells. A diagnosis of syringocystadenoma papilliferum was made. Local resection was operated and the patient was followed up for one year without recurrence.

Keywords

• skin adnexal tumor
• syringocystadenoma papilliferum