Infiltrative Recurrent Eccrine Spiradenoma of the Anterior Neck Treated Using Mohs Micrographic Surgery
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A 57-year-old woman with Fitzpatrick skin type V presented with a 5-month history of tender enlarging lesions on the anterior neck. She reported excision of a lesion at this site 14 years before. Examination revealed an 85-mm scar on the anterior neck. Firm tender subcutaneous papules and nodules were noted at two sites adjacent to the scar measuring 29 by 17 mm and 30 by 13 mm (Figure 1). Skin biopsy showed a well-circumscribed tumor composed of small basaloid cells with interspersed vascular spaces and duct-like structures, typical of ES. LETTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS
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