Apocrine glands are most frequent in the axillae, groin, external auditory canal, eyelids and on the nipple. Apocrine hidrocystomas are benign adenomatous cystic proliferations derived from apocrine sweat glands, often occuring as solitary translucent cystic lesions, most commonly on the head and neck, especially in periocular tissues (on both the upper and lower eyelids). They have also been reported to occur on the ears, scalp, chest and shoulders. Rarely, they occur on the penis, the vulva, in the axillae and in the anal region. Histologically, the epithelium in apocrine hidrocystoma is lined by a row of columnar secretory cells with apocrine characteristics. Peripheral to this is a layer of myoepithelial cells.^1,2

We report a case of bilateral multiple axillary apocrine hidrocystomas associated with apocrine gland …