Hyaline Cell-rich Chondroid Syringoma: Epithelial Nature of the Hyaline Cells

Chondroid Syringoma on Face

Chondroid syringoma is a rare mixed tumor of the skin which is composed of both mesenchymal and epithelial cells. Its incidence at less than 0.1% and is frequently located on the head and neck. Chondroid syringoma is easily confused with epidermal cysts. Since malignant forms of chondroid syringoma have been reported, accurate and timely diagnosis is important for proper management. We report c...

The Nature of the Neonatal Pulmonary Hyaline Membrane

Hyaline membranes are seen in the lungs of nearly one-third of prematurely born infants who die after birth at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne. The nature of the membranes has been discussed often in the literature (Farber and Wilson, 1932; Tregillus, 1951; Claireaux, 1953; Bruns and Shields, 1954; Gilmer and Hand, 1955; Lendrum, 1955; Lynch and Mellor, 1955; Stevenson and Laufe, 1955; Gi...

Chondroid Syringoma: A Case Report

Chondroid Syringoma of the Medial Canthus

Chondroid syringoma, or pleomorphic adenoma of the skin, is a rare, benign skin adnexal tumor. It is usually exhibited as a slowly growing intradermal or subcutaneous nodule, typically located in the head and neck region. Because of the unremarkable clinical symptomatology of this rare tumor, the diagnosis is exclusively made retrospectively based on histological confirmation of the surgically ...

Hyaline infiltration of the eyelid.

The term "hyaline degeneration ", first employed by von Recklinghausen (1883), denotes a physical state rather than a chemical composition. " Hyalin" includes a heterogenous group of substances which share the properties of being translucent, refractile, and structureless (Gk, hyalos-glass). They stain readily with acid dyes, are resistant to strong acids and alkalis, and are all of a protein n...