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Dermatitis, Contact/diagnosis , Pemphigoid, Bullous/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma, or microcystic adnexal carcinoma, is a rare neoplasm of the skin with both pilar and eccrine differentiation. Previously this neoplasm has been reported only in adults. We describe a case of sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma in an 11-year-old white male. OBJECTIVE: Description of Mohs surgical procedure for successful management of sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma in a child. METHODS: Mohs micrographic surgery was performed on this rare neoplasm. RESULTS: The described procedure resulted in successful excision of this uncommon neoplasm. CONCLUSION: We present a case of sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma, an unusual cutaneous neoplasm, in an 11-year-old male that was successfully managed using Mohs micrographic surgery.
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Carcinoma, Skin Appendage/surgery , Mohs Surgery , Sweat Gland Neoplasms/surgery , Carcinoma, Skin Appendage/pathology , Child , Humans , Male , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local , Sweat Gland Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Lymphangioma circumscriptum is characterized clinically by grouped vesicles, some of which may be filled with serosanguineous fluid. The depth and extent of involvement of lymphangioma circumscriptum cannot be adequately estimated from the cutaneous examination. OBSERVATION: We describe two patients with lymphangioma circumscriptum evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging accurately demonstrated the true extent of involvement. CONCLUSIONS: With magnetic resonance imaging to delineate the entire lesion of lymphangioma circumscriptum, one can (1) provide education to the family regarding the extent of involvement and (2) prevent incomplete invasive surgical procedures from being performed.
