title: Malignant chondroid syringoma with central nervous system involvement.
abstract: Malignant chondroid syringoma is a mixed cutaneous tumor, with epithelial and mesenchymal components, which compromises principally the trunk and extremities. This lesion is quite rare, with few cases related in the literature and no publications demonstrating its involvement of the central nervous system. Histologically, owing to its mixed origin, it represents a lesion that is difficult to recognize, often being confused with basocellular carcinoma. We report the case of a female patient, carrier of malignant chondroid syringoma in the occipital region, with invasion of the central nervous system, who was submitted to surgical excision of the lesion at our service. We also made a brief revision of the literature on the theme.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Departments of Surgery, Santa Casa de São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: João Luiz Vitorino
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Guilherme Brasileiro
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: de Aguiar
authors.forename: Ulisses
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: do Prado Aguiar
authors.forename: Denilson
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mayrink
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saade
authors.forename: José Carlos Esteves
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Veiga
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*