Malignant spiradenoma: report of two cases and literature review

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2001 Feb;44(2 Suppl):395-8. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2001.107471.

Abstract

Spiradenoma is a benign skin adnexal neoplasm that usually appears as a solitary nodule in any area of the body. There have been only 33 reports on malignant transformation of a benign eccrine spiradenoma since the first description by Dabska in 1972. Most cases have originated on a long-standing cutaneous lesion. These tumors can behave in an aggressive fashion, and some have led to the patient's death. We report 2 new cases of this rare neoplasm affecting 2 men, 92 and 72 years of age, comment on the clinical and pathologic features of our cases, and review the literature concerning this lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Sweat Gland / diagnosis
  • Adenoma, Sweat Gland / pathology*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Sweat Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Sweat Gland Neoplasms / pathology*