title: Retiform/racemiform neoplasm with features of clear cell hidradenoma.
abstract: We report a case of a 78-year-old woman with a tumor of the left cheek. The tumor was a well-circumscribed cystic/solid nodule with a racemiform and reticulated pattern of growth of its epithelial cells, and mucinous and fibrocytic stroma. The epithelial cords and strands were continuous with the apocrine lining of large cystic structures. The main bulk of the epithelial component was formed by the proliferation of clear cells. This tumor is an example of an unusual benign neoplasm with racemiform and retiform patterns having a histogenetical link with the folliculo-sebaceous-apocrine unit.
authors.affiliation: The Laboratories of Molecular Biology, Medical University Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Biernat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pytel
mesh_terms: D006607:Adenoma, Sweat Gland / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D012867:Skin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins