Pigmented Eccrine Poroma in abdominal region, a rare presentation
Abstract
The eccrine poroma or Hidracanthoma Simplex is a rare benign adnexal tumor of epithelial cells, with an incidence of 0.001 to 0.008%1. In 2/3 of the patients it appears on the soles and lateral borders of the feet. We report the case of a patient with pigmented eccrine poroma in abdominal skin, of a rare entity presentation with a single report in the literature in that location.
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- Poroma
- abdomen
- sweat gland neoplasms.
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