Poromatosis: the occurrence of multiple eccrine poromas

Eccrine poromas are rare, benign adnexal tumors derived from the intraepidermal portion of sweat ducts. Historically they were thought to arise from eccrine ducts although today it is thought that they may also have an apocrine origin. They usually appear as solitary, slow-growing, skin-colored papu...

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Published in:Dermatology online journal 2008-01, Vol.14 (1), p.3-3
Main Authors: Navi, Daniel, Fung, Maxwell, Lynch, Peter J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acrospiroma - pathology
Acrospiroma - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sweat Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Sweat Gland Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Eccrine poromas are rare, benign adnexal tumors derived from the intraepidermal portion of sweat ducts. Historically they were thought to arise from eccrine ducts although today it is thought that they may also have an apocrine origin. They usually appear as solitary, slow-growing, skin-colored papules on acral surfaces. Here we present the unusual situation of a patient with multiple poromas only three of which are located near the distal extremities.
ISSN:1087-2108
1087-2108
DOI:10.5070/d37d14m946