Author/Authors :
Paolo Poli, Pier Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Odontostomatology - Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy , Creminelli, Luca Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Odontostomatology - Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy , Moramarco, Valeria Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Odontostomatology - Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy , Del Gobbo, Alessandro Department of Anatomic Pathology - Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy , Ferrante, Franco Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Odontostomatology - Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy , Maiorana, Carlo Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Odontostomatology - Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico - University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
Apocrine hidrocystomas are rare benign cystic tumors originating from the secretory portion of apocrine sweat glands. To the
best of our knowledge, there is no evidence currently available reporting the presence of apocrine hidrocystomas in the oral cavity.
Therefore, this case report aims to describe the clinical and histological features of an apocrine hidrocystoma affecting the oral
mucosa. A 69-year-old male patient presented with a 1-year history of a solitary, well-circumscribed, submucosal mass in the left
posterior buccal mucosa. The clinical examination revealed a yellowish soft, fluctuant, and painless lesion with no clinical signs
of erythema or ulcerations of the overlying epithelium. The entire lesion was excised and histopathological analysis confirmed the
diagnosis of apocrine hidrocystoma. No recurrence was observed after a 1-year follow-up.
