Malignant chondroid syringoma presenting as multiple pulmonary nodules

Chondroid Syringoma on Face

Chondroid syringoma is a rare mixed tumor of the skin which is composed of both mesenchymal and epithelial cells. Its incidence at less than 0.1% and is frequently located on the head and neck. Chondroid syringoma is easily confused with epidermal cysts. Since malignant forms of chondroid syringoma have been reported, accurate and timely diagnosis is important for proper management. We report c...

Facial Localization of Malignant Chondroid Syringoma: A Rare Case Report

First described by Hirsch and Helwig in 1961, chondroid syringomas (CSs) are rare, benign tumors of the skin arising from the eccrine sweat glands with tumor differentiation in the epithelial and mesenchymal tissues. They most commonly occur in the head and neck, although they may be also found in the axilla, trunk, limbs, and genitalia. The incidence of CS is <0.01% of all primary skin tumors....

Pulmonary cryptococcosis presenting with multiple pulmonary nodules.

A 50-year-old white man was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of abnormal findings on chest film. Three weeks prior to admission, he developed left pleuritic chest pain associated with some mild cough. No fever was noted at that time. Radiologic evaluation disclosed multiple, bilateral pulmonary nodules, some of which were suspected to be cavitary in nature. The patient had a seven-year h...

Chondroid Syringoma: A Case Report

Primary Pulmonary Plasmacytoma Presenting as Multiple Lung Nodules

To the Editor, Extramedullary plasmacytoma is a plasma cell tumor arising outside the bone marrow and usually occurs as a solitary tumor in the upper respiratory tract, such as the pharynx, paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, or oral cavity [1]. Other cases develop in the lymph nodes, skin, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, and other regions. Primary pulmonary plasmacytomas are very rar...