Abstract :
Hidradenocarcinomas are rare tumors of the sweat gland origin and can be of great aggressiveness. These become
important entity as these have got high rate of reccurrence, metastasis and the management is not encouraging. There
may be pre existing adenoma from which these tumors develop without producing any alarming symptomatology. The
causative factor is still unknown. We present 54-years old male who presented with huge submental swelling without much
of the complaints except cosmetically and that of huge mass. The patient was subjected to cross sectional imaging by
contrast enhanced computerized tomography (CECT) and contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CEMRI).The
diagnosis remained inconclusive before surgery. The patient underwent total surgical excision and histopathologically was
diagnosed as hidradenicarcinoma.
Keyword :
Hidradenocarcinoma, Sweat gland, US, CECT, CEMRI.