title: Giant acrochordon of the axilla.
abstract: Acrochordons or fibroepithelial polyps, are very common skin lesions. However, giant acrochordons are extremely rare. We present a case of a morbidly obese diabetic man who was treated with primary excision of a giant 18 cm acrochordon of the left axilla.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: Eyas
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alkhalili
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: Surasri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prapasiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018225:Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome