Ann Dermatol.  1999 Oct;11(4):297-299. 10.5021/ad.1999.11.4.297.

A Case of Tubular Apocrine Adenoma

• Lee HJ
• Roh KY
• Ha SJ
• Kang SJ
• Kim JW

• KMID: 2383046
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.1999.11.4.297

Abstract

Tubular apocrine adenoma is a well-circumscribed intradermal benign tumor with tubular structures showing apocrine differentiation. Most of those cases occur on the scalp in middle aged women. Histologically, tubular structure with apparent apocrine decapitation secretion, cystic dilatation of tubule, and connection with epidermis are the characteristic features of tubular apocrine adenoma. We presented a case of tubular apocrine adenoma that had recurred after incomplete excision. It showed apocrine decapitation secretion histologically and both eccrine and apocrine differentiation on immunohistochemical study.

Keyword

Apocrine and eccrine differentiation; Decapitation secretion

MeSH Terms

Adenoma*
Decapitation
Dilatation
Epidermis
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Scalp