Chondroid syringoma of the eyelid.
Chondroid syringoma (mixed tumour of the skin) is a rare cutaneous neoplasm of probable eccrine sweat gland origin. It occurs most commonly in the head and neck as a firm intradermal or subcutaneous nodule. Occurrence in the periocular tissues is unusual. We describe a 74-year-old woman with chondroid syringoma of the upper eyelid that arose as a painless, slowly enlarging subcutaneous mass. Histologically the lesion consisted of epithelial cell-lined tubular branching lumina that were scattered in an abundant fibrous stroma. Local excision appears to be adequate treatment, although malignant transformation may rarely occur.
Jordan
D R
DR
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
Nerad
J A
JA
Patrinely
J R
JR
D006607:Adenoma, Sweat Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans