Eccrine syringofibroadenoma treated with a dual pulse width flashlamp pumped pulsed dye laser.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Eccrine syringofibroadenoma is a rare benign eccrine ductal proliferation with a predilection for the extremities, most often found in middle-aged and elderly patients. Reported treatments have included excision and conventional destructive modalities; however, recurrences may be common.

OBJECTIVE:

We describe a patient with a chronic ulcerated verrucoid eccrine syringofibroadenoma that persisted despite cryotherapy or curettage and electrodessication.

RESULTS:

Treatment with a dual pulse width flashlamp pumped pulsed dye laser (FPDL) produced an excellent clinical response.

CONCLUSION:

Treatment of eccrine syringofibroadenoma with a FPDL may provide both a vascular specific injury, analogous to the treatment of verruca vulgaris, and nonspecific thermal destruction at high fluences.

• Authors: M A Trauner, V A Narurkar, B S Ruben
• Journal: Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] (Dermatol Surg) Vol. 25 Issue 5 Pg. 418-20 (May 1999) ISSN: 1076-0512 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10469085 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adenoma, Sweat Gland (pathology, radiotherapy)
• Fibroadenoma (pathology, radiotherapy)
• Humans
• Laser Therapy
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Sweat Gland Neoplasms (pathology, radiotherapy)
• Treatment Outcome