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Malignant chondroid syringoma in a West African cancer institute: A case report.

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To report a case of malignant chondroid syringoma, a rare skin tumor at Joliot Curie Cancer Institute in Dakar.

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We report a case of malignant chondroid syringoma of the deltoid and axilla in a 53year old patient. Malignant chondroid syringoma is an extremely rare tumor of the sweat glands. It is included in myoepithelial tumors of the skin. It has an epithelial component with eccrin or apocrin differentiation, and myoepithelial component. It preferentially seat at the extremities. We report an unusual case with deltoid presentation and axillary mass masqueriding as metastatic lymph node. Surgery is the main treatment. It has a poor prognosis.

SUBMITTER: Ka S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4929341 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Malignant chondroid syringoma in a West African cancer institute: A case report.

Ka Sidy S Gnangnon Freddy F Diouf Doudou D Dieng Mamadou Moustapha MM Thiam Jaafar J Gaye Macoumba M Dem Ahmadou A

International journal of surgery case reports 20160623

<h4>Objective</h4>To report a case of malignant chondroid syringoma, a rare skin tumor at Joliot Curie Cancer Institute in Dakar.<h4>Results</h4>We report a case of malignant chondroid syringoma of the deltoid and axilla in a 53year old patient. Malignant chondroid syringoma is an extremely rare tumor of the sweat glands. It is included in myoepithelial tumors of the skin. It has an epithelial component with eccrin or apocrin differentiation, and myoepithelial component. It preferentially seat a ...[more]

PMID: 27372026

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Malignant chondroid syringoma in a West African cancer institute: A case report.

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Malignant chondroid syringoma in a West African cancer institute: A case report.

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