Hidradenoma is a rare benign tumor that develops of the eccrine sweat glands. We report here two cases of benign giant hidradenoma with a clear cell variant in one case and nodular in the other. The tumor was localized on the forearm in a patient aged 6 years and in the foot in a 14-year-old child. An excisional biopsy was performed in both patients. Evolution was marked by a good outcome witho...

INTRODUCTION Mucous cyst is the commonest soft tissue tumor in the dorsum of the distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) of the finger. We report the first case of a recurring eccrine tumor (nodular hidradenoma), mimicking a mucous/ganglion cyst, on the dorsum of the DIPJ. CASE REPORT A 54 year old man presented with painless, hemispherical, colored swelling on the dorsum of his right middle fing...

sional bleeding was also noted. Physical examination revealed an 11 ! 8 mm, dome-shaped, flesh-colored nodule with ulceration on its surface ( fig. 1 ). On dermoscopy, amorphous whitish areas with some linear or hairpin-like vessels were seen at the periphery. Reddish purple areas were also present ( fig. 2 ). The nodule was surgically excised under local anesthesia. Histologically, the tumor w...