Article type :

Case Report

Author :

Ashok Kumar Dash, Meenakshi Mohapatro, Subhashree Archana Rout, Shushruta Mohanty

Volume :

6

Issue :

4

Abstract :

Chondroid syringoma is a rare mixed tumour of sweat gland origin that is characterised by sweat gland elements in a cartiliginous stroma. Its an uncommon cutaneous tumour of head and neck region with a reported incidence rate of 0.01% to 0.1%. Its occurence in periorbital tissues is rare and usually are small in size. Here we report a case of giant chondroid syringoma (>3 cms) arising in the lower eyelid.