A giant apocrine hidrocystoma of the trunk.

Dermatol Online J

Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

Published: September 2017

Hidrocystomas are benign cysts that typically present as translucent, bluish dermal nodules on the face and are rarely > 1 cm in size. They are classically categorized as eccrine or apocrine based on histologic features. We present a rare case of a giant apocrine hidrocystoma of the trunk, demonstrating that, although a rare variant, apocrine hidrocystomas can present both off the head and neck, and can be significantly larger in size than previously reported.

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