Multiple apocrine hydrocystomas in feline: intralesional application of 20% trichloroacetic acid - case report

ABSTRACT Hidrocystomas are well-defined, firm to fluctuant, pigmented nodules measuring 2 to 10mm in diameter. They develop on both the upper and lower eyelids and may be located at the medial and/or lateral canthi of the eyelids. Classified as a benign tumor, its origin may derive from apocrine swe...

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Main Authors: B.B. Vaz, F.S. Flores, F. I. Farencena, L.F.D. Corrêa
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Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2025-07-01
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description ABSTRACT Hidrocystomas are well-defined, firm to fluctuant, pigmented nodules measuring 2 to 10mm in diameter. They develop on both the upper and lower eyelids and may be located at the medial and/or lateral canthi of the eyelids. Classified as a benign tumor, its origin may derive from apocrine sweat glands such as the glands of Moll. The definitive diagnosis occurs through histopathological analysis. The objective was to report a case of multiple apocrine hidrocystomas in a feline treated with intralesional injection of 20% trichloroacetic acid (TCA). A 12-year-old Persian feline, with a history of blackish-colored nodules on the palpebral fissure of both eyes, which had already been removed by excision surgery and had recurred, was treated. Clinical suspicion of apocrine hidrocystoma was raised based on the patient’s history. The surgical removal of a nodule for histopathological analysis and the application of 20% TCA to the remaining nodules were recommended. The patient was discharged 21 days after the surgical procedure with full recovery. Hidrocystomas may present recurrences when treated only with surgical excision. However, the application of 20% TCA presented satisfactory results in the total remission of these neoplasms and kept the patient stable without signs of recurrence for 12 months of monitoring.
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spelling doaj-art-ed3e236988e049a1a35c3f6145d53cdb2025-08-20T02:41:35ZengUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia1678-41622025-07-0177410.1590/1678-4162-13340Multiple apocrine hydrocystomas in feline: intralesional application of 20% trichloroacetic acid - case reportB.B. Vazhttps://orcid.org/0009-0000-2719-8449F.S. Floreshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7439-0281F. I. Farencenahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0608-5394L.F.D. Corrêahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-1719ABSTRACT Hidrocystomas are well-defined, firm to fluctuant, pigmented nodules measuring 2 to 10mm in diameter. They develop on both the upper and lower eyelids and may be located at the medial and/or lateral canthi of the eyelids. Classified as a benign tumor, its origin may derive from apocrine sweat glands such as the glands of Moll. The definitive diagnosis occurs through histopathological analysis. The objective was to report a case of multiple apocrine hidrocystomas in a feline treated with intralesional injection of 20% trichloroacetic acid (TCA). A 12-year-old Persian feline, with a history of blackish-colored nodules on the palpebral fissure of both eyes, which had already been removed by excision surgery and had recurred, was treated. Clinical suspicion of apocrine hidrocystoma was raised based on the patient’s history. The surgical removal of a nodule for histopathological analysis and the application of 20% TCA to the remaining nodules were recommended. The patient was discharged 21 days after the surgical procedure with full recovery. Hidrocystomas may present recurrences when treated only with surgical excision. However, the application of 20% TCA presented satisfactory results in the total remission of these neoplasms and kept the patient stable without signs of recurrence for 12 months of monitoring.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352025000401304&lng=en&tlng=enhydrocystomapalpebral rimafelinetrichloroacetic acid 20%relapses
spellingShingle B.B. Vaz
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Multiple apocrine hydrocystomas in feline: intralesional application of 20% trichloroacetic acid - case report
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
hydrocystoma
palpebral rima
feline
trichloroacetic acid 20%
relapses
title Multiple apocrine hydrocystomas in feline: intralesional application of 20% trichloroacetic acid - case report
title_full Multiple apocrine hydrocystomas in feline: intralesional application of 20% trichloroacetic acid - case report
title_fullStr Multiple apocrine hydrocystomas in feline: intralesional application of 20% trichloroacetic acid - case report
title_full_unstemmed Multiple apocrine hydrocystomas in feline: intralesional application of 20% trichloroacetic acid - case report
title_short Multiple apocrine hydrocystomas in feline: intralesional application of 20% trichloroacetic acid - case report
title_sort multiple apocrine hydrocystomas in feline intralesional application of 20 trichloroacetic acid case report
topic hydrocystoma
palpebral rima
feline
trichloroacetic acid 20%
relapses
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