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Apocrine sweat gland neoplasm

MedGen UID:
272320
Concept ID:
C1332318
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Apocrine Neoplasm; apocrine neoplasm; Apocrine Neoplasm of Skin; apocrine neoplasm of skin; Apocrine Neoplasm of the Skin; apocrine neoplasm of the skin; Apocrine Skin Neoplasm; apocrine skin neoplasm; Apocrine Skin Tumor; apocrine skin tumor; apocrine skin tumour; apocrine sweat gland neoplasm; apocrine sweat gland neoplasm (disease); apocrine sweat gland tumor; apocrine sweat gland tumour; Apocrine Tumor; apocrine tumor; Apocrine Tumor of Skin; apocrine tumor of skin; Apocrine Tumor of the Skin; apocrine tumor of the skin; apocrine tumour; apocrine tumour of skin; apocrine tumour of the skin; neoplasm of apocrine sweat gland; tumor of apocrine sweat gland; tumour of apocrine sweat gland
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003686

Definition

A benign or malignant sweat gland neoplasm with apocrine differentiation. Representative examples include apocrine adenoma, ceruminous adenocarcinoma, and apocrine breast carcinoma. [from NCI]

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PubMed

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Etiology

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Alster TS, Harrison IS
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Diagnosis

Quinn CM, D'Arcy C, Wells C
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Crowson AN, Magro CM, Mihm MC
Mod Pathol 2006 Feb;19 Suppl 2:S93-S126. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.3800511. PMID: 16446719

Therapy

Huang TR, Lee JC
N Engl J Med 2024 Sep 12;391(10):e21. Epub 2024 Sep 7 doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm2404232. PMID: 39248341
Alster TS, Harrison IS
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J Cutan Pathol 2017 Jun;44(6):544-547. Epub 2017 Apr 20 doi: 10.1111/cup.12939. PMID: 28343365
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Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2017 Feb 21;17(1):9-11. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2016.1811. PMID: 28027454Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Seger EW, Neill BC, Tolkachjov SN
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Davis A, Khachemoune A
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Adv Exp Med Biol 2020;1296:259-274. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59038-3_16. PMID: 34185298
Ansai SI
J Dermatol 2017 Mar;44(3):315-326. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.13555. PMID: 28256768
Crowson AN, Magro CM, Mihm MC
Mod Pathol 2006 Feb;19 Suppl 2:S93-S126. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.3800511. PMID: 16446719

Clinical prediction guides

Ito T, Hashimoto H, Tanaka Y, Tanegashima K, Murata M, Oda Y, Kaku-Ito Y
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Akiyoshi E, Nogita T, Yamaguchi R, Toyoda H, Kawashima M, Hidano A
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Recent systematic reviews

Wan L, Park A, Khachemoune A
Arch Dermatol Res 2024 Jun 21;316(7):421. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-03176-w. PMID: 38904691
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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 Sep;36(9):1524-1540. Epub 2022 May 25 doi: 10.1111/jdv.18210. PMID: 35536546Free PMC Article
Froehlich MH, Conti KR, Norris II, Allensworth JJ, Ufkes NA, Nguyen SA, Bruner ET, Cook J, Day TA
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 Jun;33(4):2182-2191. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2021.1937479. PMID: 34057875

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