Chondroid syringoma, or mixed tumor of skin, is an uncommon sweat gland tumor most often seen in the head-and-neck region of patients in the sixth or seventh decade. Tumors usually present as asymptomatic, slowly growing masses. Histologically, there are both epithelial and stromal components. The t
Malignant mixed tumor of the skin: Malignant chondroid syringoma
✍ Scribed by Clara Redono; Antonio Rocamora; Fernando Villoria; Mercedes Garcia
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 837 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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✦ Synopsis
Malignant tumors of sweat gland origin are rare. Probably one of the rarest types, still poorly understood, is the so-called malignant chondroid syringoma or malignant mixed tumor of the skin. A case of malignant chondroid syringoma is presented. Ultrastructural study proves very useful for the differential diagnosis with other chondroid or chordoid tumors.
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