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apocrine adenoma
ap·o·crine ad·e·no·ma
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A benign epithelial neoplasm arising from the apocrine sweat glands. Representative examples include tubular apocrine adenoma and external auditory canal ceruminous adenoma.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(tubular apocrine adenoma) A benign dermal adnexal neoplasm with apocrine differentiation. It usually occurs in the scalp and has a female predilection. It presents as an asymptomatic solitary nodule. It is characterized by a lobular architecture. The lobules are composed by tubular structures lined by epithelial cells. There is no cytologic atypia or mitotic figures present.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Apocrine hidrocystomas are benign cystic proliferations of the apocrine secretory glands. Apocrine hidrocystomas most commonly appear as solitary, soft, dome-shaped, translucent papules or nodules and most frequently are located on the eyelids, especially the inner canthus.WebMD, 2019
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