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posted on 2016-01-21, 00:00 authored by D. Taylor, M.E. Juhl, A.L. Krunic, M. Sidiropoulos, P. GeramiApocrine hidrocystomas (cystadenomas) are cystic cu
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taneous neoplasms derived from apocrine sweat glands
(1, 2), and they most often present in adults as solitary
(rarely multiple) lesions involving the head, eyelids
and neck (3). They are also reported infrequently in the
apocrine gland bearing areas like axillae, areola of the
nipple, periumbilical, anal, and genital areas (3, 4). We
present a rare case of apocrine hidrocystoma located at
the urethral meatus of a 16-year-old male.