title: Apocrine Fibroadenoma on the Face: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Apocrine fibroadenoma (AFA) is a common benign entity found in the breast but is rarely seen at other sites. Several studies have documented cases in the anogenital region, but to date, there have been only 4 cases (excluding the current case) of an AFA located in the skin on other parts of the body. The authors present a case of a 66-year-old woman with a 6-year history of a slow growing red nodule on her face. The histopathologic diagnosis was consistent with an AFA. An extensive review of the literature to elucidate a possible pathogenesis of these lesions and relationship to the anogenital counterparts is presented.
authors.affiliation: *Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA; †Department of Pathology, Penn State/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA; ‡Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory, Monroe, MI; and §Dermatology and Pathology, Penn State/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.
authors.forename: Amrit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalsa
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: Liaqat
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heaney
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Helm
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D018226:Fibroadenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*