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Introduction
Hidradenomas, also known as nodular hidradenomas are benign relatively common cutaneous eccrine tumors (1). Giant forms of hidradenomas are rarely reported in the literature (1,2). Herein, we report a 14 year old boy with a giant clear cell hidradenoma of the left thigh.
Case Report
A 14-year-old boy was admitted to our outpatient dermatology clinic for a soft tissue mass on the left inner thigh. The family explained that the mass had started as a bluish-red slightly tender plaque 2 months ago, thereafter it started to get firm and more appreciable. Soon after the mass expanded to its final dimensions, pain had started. The patient had no characteristics on personal medical and family history. On dermatologic examination, a bluish to skin colored soft tissue mass was palpated on the left inner thigh with a multinodular appearance (Figure 1). The regional lymph nodes were not palpated, the rest of the physical examination was normal. The tumor’s dimensions were noted as 10 cm x 7 cm x 12 cm. According to the clinical examination, differential diagnoses of peadiatric soft tissue tumors including desmoid fibromatosis, fibrosarcoma, liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, metastasis of neuroblastoma, vascular hemangioma, cystic hygroma and angiosarcoma were made. A slight possibility of cutaneous adnexal tumours were kept in mind as the lesion was firm but not infiltrative clinically, there was a bluish hue and lesion was tender when palpated. In addition, patient’s general condition was...