A brief report of a rare case of giant apocrine hidrocystoma presenting as a scalp hematoma.
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Apocrine hidrocystoma is a benign cystic tumour. The head and neck region is the site of predilection; occurrence in the scalp is extremely rare. We report a rare case of giant apocrine hidrocystoma with an unusual presentation as scalp haematoma.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Polish journal of pathology : official journal of the Polish Society of Pathologists
دوره 62 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011