title: [Chondroid syringoma].
abstract: This is a retrospective monocentric stydy of all the cases diagnosed at our department over a period of 10 years. The study included seven male patients. All patients presented with a single painless skin lesion of about 1,5 cm on the face, lasting for 14 months on average. In all cases, treatment was surgical and the outcome satisfactory. Chondroid syringoma is a benign sweat gland tumor. This lesion is electively located in the craniofacial area, made of a subcutaneous painless tumor measuring from 0.5 to 3 cm. Diagnosis can always be confirmed by histology which shows tubuloalveolar and gland like structures with two or more cuboidal cell lines in a fibroadipoid or chondroid stroma that is positively stained for Alcian blue. Mixed tumors have a slow course; their progress to malignancy is rare but possible. The best treatment remains surgical allowing a histological diagnosis with a control of the lesion edges.
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, Hôpital Habib Thameur, Tunis.
authors.forename: Khaoula Hajlaoui
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Smiri
authors.forename: Samy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fenniche
authors.forename: Hayette
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marrak
authors.forename: Lynda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daoud
authors.forename: Achraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debbiche
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Ayed
authors.forename: Inçaf
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mokhtar
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome