Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum of the Upper Lip
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 14, Issue 4
Abstract
Syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP) is a rare skin tumour believed to arise from the apocrine or eccrine sweat glands. It appears predominantly in childhood, usually at birth. It is exceedingly rare for it to appear on the upper lip. We report a case of SCAP in a 10-year-old Omani girl who presented to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman, in February 2012 with a non-tender, non-pruritic, solitary verrucous papule of 4 x 5 mm on the left side of the upper lip. It had been present since birth and had slowly been increasing in size over the years. It was occasionally associated with recurrent ulceration and bleeding and had previously been misdiagnosed and mismanaged. An excisional biopsy was performed and the whole lesion was removed. Te surgical site was then sutured and the patient was discharged on the same day.
Authors and Affiliations
Hamdan A. Al-Habsi| Departments of Family Medicine & Public Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Mustafa Al-Hinai| Departments of Family Medicine & Public Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Ahmed Al-Waily| Departments of Family Medicine & Public Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Salim Al-Sudairy| Departments of Oral Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, Vipula de Silva| Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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