Linear syringocystadenoma papilliferum: an uncommon event with a favorable prognosis.

Syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP) is an uncommon cutaneous adnexal tumor of uncertain histogenesis. Various authors have postulated that the tumor differentiates toward apocrine gland, eccrine gland, or the apo-eccrine gland. We present a patient with an unusual linear form.