A chronic, bleeding, and painful nodule on the chest.
An 81-year-old man presented to the dermatology clinic with a painful lesion on his chest. The nodule would occasionally bleed and leak serous fluid for 10 years. Physical examination revealed an unspecified nodule with two superimposed nodules. A deep shave biopsy of the lesion was obtained and expressed a solid-cystic dermal neoplasm that was comprised of an admixture of cell types. Through the presenting clinical and histological features seen, a final diagnosis of nodular hidradenoma was made.
Isadore
I
Tarantino
Garth
G
Fraga
Department of Dermatology, University of Kansas Medical Center. rfischer3@kumc.edu.
Ryan
R
Fischer
D018250:Acrospiroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D035441:Thoracic Wall