Multiple hidrocystomas.
Apocrine hidrocystoma is a cyst from the secretory portion of the apocrine sweat gland and tends to occur as a solitary facial lesion. We report a 66-year-old woman with multiple, cystic lesions on her face. Histopathology revealed cystic spaces lined by a row of secretory cells showing decapitation secretion. We emphasize the multiple character of the case and discuss its distinction from so-called eccrine hidrocystomas.
de Eusebio
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Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España.
López-Bran
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Rojo
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Suárez
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Sánchez Yus
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Robledo
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D000368:Aged; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000473:pathology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D018251:Hidrocystoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*