title: Giant benign nodular hidradenoma of the shoulder: A rare tumor in orthopedic practice.
abstract: A clear cell hidradenoma is a rare dermal tumor, which is believed to originate from the apical portion of the sweat glands. The usual size reported is 5-30 mm. It is generally found in the head, face, and upper extremity regions. This lesion has not been reported to be large enough to impinge a joint range of motion. Hence, its description in the orthopedic literature is extremely rare. We present a giant benign nodular hidradenoma presenting as painful restriction of the right shoulder joint in a 35-year-old male.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Doiwala, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: Vibhore
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Sansar C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Juyal
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authors.lastname: Anil
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sachan
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harsh
authors.forename: Surina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Shailendra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raghuvanshi