Synonym(s)
apocrine nevus; Apocrine Nevus; apocrine sweat gland nevus; Sweat gland nevus
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Rare naevoid hyperplasia of apocrine glands mainly in the axillae and upper breast area with manifestation from puberty on.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Grouped skin-coloured, deep-set, sliding papules.
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DiagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
The diagnosis can only be clarified histopathologically.
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
Acquired sweat gland tumours.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Hugel H et al (2003) Ductal carcinoma arising from a syringocystadenoma papilliferum in a nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn. At J Dermatopathol 25: 490-493
- Neil JS et al (1993) Apocrine nevus: light microscopic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies of a case. J Cutan Pathol 20: 79-83
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