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BACKGROUND: Axillary osmidrosis is characterized by unpleasant odors originating from the axillary apocrine glands, resulting in psychosocial stress. The main treatment modality is apocrine gland removal. Until now, of the various surgical techniques have sometimes caused serious complications. We describe herein the favorable outcomes of a new method for ablating apocrine glands by minimal subdermal shaving using sclerotherapy with absolute ethanol. METHODS: A total of 12 patients underwent the procedure. The severity of osmidrosis was evaluated before surgery. Conventional subdermal shaving was performed on one side (control group) and ablation by means of minimal subdermal shaving and absolute ethanol on the other side (study group). Postoperative outcomes were compared between the study and control groups. RESULTS: The length of time to removal of the drain was 1 day shorter in the study group than in the control group. There were no serious complications, such as hematoma or seroma, in either group, but flap margin necrosis and flap desquamation occurred in the control group, and were successfully managed with conservative treatment. Six months after surgery, we and our patients were satisfied with the outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Sclerotherapy using absolute ethanol combined with minimal subdermal shaving may be useful for the treatment of axillary osmidrosis. It can reduce the incidence of seroma and hematoma and allow the skin flap to adhere to its recipient site. It can degrade and ablate the remaining apocrine glands and eliminate causative organisms. Furthermore, since this technique is relatively simple, it takes less time than the conventional method.
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A hybrid cyst is a rare condition which includes any type of cyst arising from the various parts of the pilosebaceous unit. We report a case of hybrid cyst with infundibular, isthmic, and pilomatrical differentiation. A 12-year-old boy presented with a mass on the right cheek. The physical examination revealed an oval-shaped, dark-gray protruding mass with dimensions of 0.9 cm×0.6 cm that was non-tender to palpation. The mass was totally excised. The diagnosis of a hybrid cyst was confirmed by histological evaluation. It was a well-encapsulated mass and showed combined histologic features of infundibular, isthmus, and pilomatrical differentiation. The hybrid cyst is a follicular cyst that includes two or more components of a cystic lesion arising from the pilosebaceous unit. Occasionally, there have been reports of hybrid cysts consisting of two components in differentiation, but those showing more than two components of differentiation have been extremely rare. The pathogenesis of this unusual disease is not yet known.
