Eccrine Syringofibroadenoma in Association With Acquired Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis.

A 75-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus infection and numerous biopsy-proven warts for 10 years, refractory to cryosurgery, cimetidine, and topical imiquimod, presented with numerous pink to hypopigmented verrucous papules and plaques involving the face, trunk, buttocks, and groin. Laboratory evaluation revealed a CD4 T-cell count of 62 cells per microliter and human immunodeficiency virus viral load of <117 copies per milliliter. Biopsy of a plaque groin lesion was performed. Histopathology revealed vertically oriented anastomosing strands of basaloid epithelium arising from multiple points along the epidermis in a background fibrovascular stroma. Ductal differentiation was identified. Areas of epidermis showed compact orthokeratosis, coarse hypergranulosis, and keratinocytes with abundant steel-blue-gray cytoplasm, indicative of viral cytopathic changes. Cytologic atypia was not identified. Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping of this lesion was positive for types 5 and 14. Overall, the findings were consistent with epidermodysplasia verruciformis in association with eccrine syringofibroadenoma (ESFA). The patient was subsequently treated with acitretin and showed clinical improvement. ESFA is an uncommon benign adnexal tumor with unknown pathogenesis. Although its association with HPV has rarely been reported, ESFA in the setting of acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis has not been described. The development of ESFA in this case may be the result of HPV-induced cellular transformation.

Porocarcinoma: ¿infrecuente o infradiagnosticado? Estudio retrospectivo de 6 casos y revisión bibliográfica / Porocarcinoma: Uncommon or underdiagnosed? A retrospective study of 6 cases and a review of the literature

El porocarcinoma es un tumor maligno infrecuente, habitualmente originado sobre un poroma de larga evolución. Normalmente se localiza en extremidades inferiores, cabeza y cuello, en la sexta y séptima décadas de la vida. Debido a la escasa cantidad de casos documentados, realizamos un estudio retrospectivo durante 12 años consecutivos entre los diagnósticos registrados en la base de datos de nuestro Servicio de Anatomía Patológica. Recogimos 6 casos de dicho tumor sobre un total de unas 33.000 biopsias de piel, y analizamos sus características clínicas e histopatológicas. Observamos una incidencia 4 veces superior a la descrita en otros estudios, predominio en mujeres, y una media de edad y tamaño tumoral superiores. Su presentación clínica variada, larga evolución asintomática, y sus características arquitecturales, citológicas e inmunohistoquímicas, sí son concordantes con la literatura previa (AU)

Porocarcinoma is a rare malignant sweat gland tumour, usually developing from a long standing poroma. It is frequently found on the lower extremities or head and neck, and most cases occur in elderly patients. Due to the limited infrequency of documented cases, we performed a retrospective study over 12 consecutive years from the database of our department of pathology. We collected 6 cases of this tumour from a total of 33,000 skin biopsies and reviewed the main clinical and histopathological findings. In comparison to previous studies, we found a 4-times-higher incidence of porocarcinoma, female predominance, a higher average age and a larger tumour size. However, their diverse clinical presentation, longstanding asymptomatic evolution, morphological features and immunohistochemical profile are consistent with previous literature (AU)