A Case of Digital Papillary Carcinoma Arising on the Toe in a Young Female.

ABSTRACT

Syringocystadenoma papilliferum is a rare benign adnexal hamartoma that is often associated with the nevus sebaceous of Jadassohn. It usually presents on the scalp and malignant transformation is rare. Here we present a case of digital papillary carcinoma on the toe of a teenage girl. The lesion recurred after two prior excisions without biopsy. The biopsy was read as a syringocystadenoma papilliferum with concerns for aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma, highlighting the importance of biopsy with excisions of neoplasms of unknown etiology.