APOCRINE HIDROCYSTOMA

Course overview

APOCRINE HIDROCYSTOMA IS A RARE BENIGN CYSTIC TUMOR OF THE APOCRINE SWEAT GLANDS. IT MOST COMMONLY PRESENTS AS A SOLITARY, ASYMPTOMATIC, PAPULE OR NODULE AND IS MOST OFTEN LOCATED ON THE HEAD AND NECK. OCCASIONALLY, IT MAY PRESENT IN OTHER AREAS. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES WHEN THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE FOR IT. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.