Giant chondroid syringoma on the upper lip: a case report.

Chondroid syringoma is a benign, rare, asymptomatic, slow-growing mixed tumor. Tumors larger than 3cm are considered giant and may be malignant. We present a 65-year-old man with a chronic, indolent, subcutaneous tumor with upper lip deformity.

[Micosis among five highly underprivileged Mexican communities].

Background: In many small rural communities in Mexico, medical care is deficient, empirical or absent.

Objective: In order to improve health coverage in rural areas, the Mexican Institute of Social Security organizes Medical and Surgical Meetings of various specialties including Dermatology and Mycology (MSDM). These include visits to rural hospitals by dermatologists and a mycologist to care for underprivileged communities.