Chondroid syringoma is a rare skin appendageal tumor. It usually affects older male patients with a site predilection of head and neck region. Typical clinical presentation is a slow-growing, painless, firm cutaneous or intracutaneous nodule with 0.5-3cm diameter.
A 53-year-old female patient presented with a progressively increasing swelling of 10 year-duration on the gluteal region with a rapid increase in the size during the last 2 years. The tumor was excised totally with the clinical diagnosis of lipoma. Gross examination showed a well-circumscribed, firm cutaneous nodule with a diameter of 6 cm. Histological examination revealed a cutaneous tumor consisting of tubular/ductus like structures in an abundant chondromyxoid stroma. Based on the histopathological findings, a diagnosis of chondroid syringoma was made.
The case is reported because of its unusual localization and size with a review of relevant literature.
Keywords: Chondroid syringoma, pleomorphic adenoma, skin tumor