A rare cutaneous tumor of apocrine or eccrine SWEAT GLAND origin. It is most commonly found on the extremities and is usually benign. It appears as a solitary nodule or cyst and may be solid or produce a watery discharge. It is related to POROMA except in acrospiroma it does not involve the epidermis. There is no indication that heredity or external agents cause these tumors.
Also Known As:
Clear-Cell Hidradrenoma; Cystic Hidradenoma; Eccrine Acrospiroma; Nodular Hidradrenoma; Solid-Cystic Hidradenoma; Acrospiromas; Clear Cell Hidradrenoma; Clear-Cell Hidradrenomas; Cystic Hidradenomas; Eccrine Acrospiromas; Eccrine Spiradenomas; Hidradenoma, Cystic; Hidradenoma, Solid-Cystic; Hidradenomas; Hidradrenoma, Clear-Cell; Hidradrenoma, Nodular; Hidradrenomas, Nodular; Nodular Hidradrenomas; Solid Cystic Hidradenoma; Solid-Cystic Hidradenomas; Spiradenoma, Eccrine; Spiradenomas; Spiradenomas, Eccrine; Acrospiroma, Eccrine; Eccrine Spiradenoma; Hidradenoma; Spiradenoma