title: A brief report of a rare case of giant apocrine hidrocystoma presenting as a scalp hematoma.
abstract: Apocrine hidrocystoma is a benign cystic tumour. The head and neck region is the site of predilection; occurrence in the scalp is extremely rare. We report a rare case of giant apocrine hidrocystoma with an unusual presentation as scalp haematoma.
authors.affiliation: Northern Ontario Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brampton, Ontario, Canada. dina.demellawy@sympatico.ca
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: El Demellawy
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babay
authors.forename: Sherin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elkhawaga
authors.forename: Salem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alowami
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000473:pathology*; D018251:Hidrocystoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*