669 It originates from the eccrine sweat glands of the skin, accounting for less than 0.01% of diagnosed cutaneous malignancies. (wikipedia.org)
The specific classification of eccrine carcinomas is both complex and nebulous, mostly because of the paucity of reported cases but also because many of these tumors show little histologic resemblance to mature eccrine glands. (medscape.com)
The authors hypothesize that this difference may be partly explained by the fact that the bulk of eccrine sweat glands lie deep in the dermis, an environment relatively protected from the sun and environmental mutagens. (medscape.com)
A skin biopsy specimen demonstrating characteristic pathologic changes of the eccrine glands is required to confirm a diagnosis of neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis. (medscape.com)
Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis in young children may be triggered by thermal damage of eccrine glands. (medscape.com)
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word eccrine glands . (definitions.net)
This paper introduces a thin, soft wearable microfluidic system that mounts onto the surface of the skin to enable precise and routine measurements of secretory fluidic pressures generated at the surface of the skin by eccrine sweat glands (surface SPSG, or s-SPSG) at nearly any location on the body. (rsc.org)
There are three types of sweat glands that occur over the skin surface: eccrine, apocrine and apoeccrine. (biomedcentral.com)
Eccrine sweat glands are one of the major sweat glands found in humans. (biomedcentral.com)
Eccrine sweat glands are innervated by postganglionic sympathetic fibers, and their major function is thermoregulation via evaporative heat loss and electrolyte balance [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Thus, appropriate classification of such sweat glands, and associated tumors, enables us to devise a specific and appropriate sweat gland tumor therapeutical plan, and also an associated precise prognosis, i.e. apocrine carcinomas are able to metastasize to regional lymph nodes and do so frequently, whereas eccrine carcinomas are typically not able to metastasize [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
The two main types of sweat glands are eccrine sweat glands and apocrine sweat glands. (coursehero.com)
Eccrine sweat glands are smaller sweat glands. (coursehero.com)
The most numerous types of sweat glands in our skin, found almost everywhere on the body, are called eccrine glands. (coursehero.com)
They are typically larger than eccrine glands and their ducts tend to open into hair follicles instead of hairless areas of skin. (coursehero.com)
These glands, unlike the eccrine glands, serve virtually no role in the regulation of body temperature. (coursehero.com)
Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH) is a neutrophilic dermatosis primarily affecting the eccrine glands and occurs most commonly in patients undergoing chemotherapy for a malignancy. (annals.edu.sg)
Humans have 4 million exocrine sweat glands, which can be classified into two types: eccrine and apocrine glands. (nih.gov)
The translocation of aquaporin 5 plays an important role in sweat secretion from eccrine glands. (nih.gov)
Secretion of sweat by eccrine glands in the skin. (britannica.com)
When the body temperature rises, the sympathetic nervous system stimulates the eccrine sweat glands to secrete water to the skin surface, where it cools the body by evaporation. (britannica.com)
Eccrine glands are present all over, and typically secrete sweat that is mostly made of water. (popsci.com)
Eccrine glands , found in their highest concentrations on the forehead, palms and soles, excrete mostly water and salts. (howstuffworks.com)
Eccrine glands are sympathetically innervated, distributed over the entire body, and active from birth. (msdmanuals.com)
The more common subtypes include MAC, eccrine porocarcinoma, and hidradenocarcinoma. (medscape.com)
Hawkins M. A Multidisciplinary Study of Postoperative Radiation in Eccrine Porocarcinoma. (rroij.com)
According to the 2018 WHO classification, Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) is an uncommon adnexal tumour that accounts for roughly 0.005% of skin tumours, with a mean age ranging from 61.5 to 73 years and no sex preference. (rroij.com)
Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) is distinguished clinically by a nodular, polypoid, or plaque lesion that is frequently ulcerated and rarely pigmented. (rroij.com)
According to several studies with long-term follow-up, Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) may appear with at least two potential cancerogenesis pathways: i) de novo creation or ii) transformation from a benign pre-existing poroma. (rroij.com)
According to the margins pattern, Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) can be categorised into three subtypes: pushing, infiltrative, and pagetoid. (rroij.com)
The conventional treatment for Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) is surgical removal of the main lesion as well as any clinically affected lymph nodes. (rroij.com)
A multidisciplinary study was carried out to investigate the function of postoperative radiation in the treatment of eccrine porocarcinoma. (rroij.com)
Ramirez, Y, Fellegara, G & Bugiani, M 2012, ' Eccrine Porocarcinoma With Carcinomatous Lymphangitis in a Patient With History of Arsenic Exposure: A Case Report ', International journal of surgical pathology , vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 515-518. (amsterdamumc.org)
Tumors8
Eccrine carcinoma tumors are locally aggressive, with a high rate of recurrence. (wikipedia.org)
Lack of reliable immunohistochemical markers and similarity to other common tumors has made identification of eccrine carcinoma difficult. (wikipedia.org)
Other tumors not classified include eccrine ductal carcinoma, basaloid eccrine carcinoma, clear cell eccrine carcinoma and non-specified sweat gland carcinomas. (wikipedia.org)
Carcinomas of the eccrine sweat gland represent a rare group of tumors with potential for local destruction and metastasis. (medscape.com)
[ 2 ] examining the incidence of cytogenetic abnormalities in malignant eccrine tumors showed low incidences of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) or TP53 alterations in a mixed group of these neoplasms, in contrast to the frequent and multiple genetic abnormalities seen in tumors arising from epidermal keratinocytes. (medscape.com)
[ 8 ] suggest that patients who are immunosuppressed have a propensity to also develop cutaneous appendageal tumors over their immunocompetent counterparts, with increased rates of both benign eccrine tumors and malignant eccrine tumors. (medscape.com)
Eccrine Poromas have histological variants called Hidroacanthoma Simplex and Dermal Duct Tumors. (perridermatology.com)
Even though eccrine carcinomas would appear to be rare, when dealing with recurrent skin tumors or recurrent perianal fistulas, the possibility of eccrine carcinoma should be considered by consulting clinicians. (biomedcentral.com)
Spiradenoma6
The less common subtypes include eccrine mucinous carcinoma, malignant eccrine spiradenoma, malignant mixed tumor, malignant cylindroma, and papillary eccrine adenoma. (medscape.com)
Eccrine spiradenoma is an extremely rare adnexal tumor of the sweat gland, first described in 1934 by Sutton and later by Kersting et al. (casereportsofsurgery.com)
We present a case of malignant eccrine spiradenoma of the right side of the face with direct intracranial extension without distant metastasis. (jocmr.org)
Histopathological findings were consistent with malignant eccrine spiradenoma. (jocmr.org)
This is a rare case of facial malignant eccrine spiradenoma with direct intracranial extension with no distant metastasis. (jocmr.org)
Case History: 51-year-old male, Blaschkoid eccrine spiradenoma originally manifested by cutaneous nodules, lesions experienced rapid growth two years ago. (diagnosticimaging.com)
Neoplasms2
Eccrine Poromas are benign eccrine neoplasms that I occasionally encounter in my The Woodlands dermatology and Conroe dermatology offices. (perridermatology.com)
Cotton D. Neoplasms with eccrine differentiation. (com.pk)
Carcinoma is a rare2
Eccrine carcinoma is a rare skin condition characterized by a plaque or nodule on the scalp, trunk, or extremities. (wikipedia.org)
Eccrine carcinoma is a rare, malignant sweat gland tumor, generally featuring a slow growth rate and a rather high local recurrence rate [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis8
Neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH) was initially described in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) patients undergoing chemotherapy. (medscape.com)
Children may develop a palmoplantar variant of neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis unassociated with underlying disease. (medscape.com)
The mechanism(s) of neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH) is unknown, although neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis pathologic changes observed with intradermal bleomycin injections support a direct toxic effect of chemotherapy. (medscape.com)
More than 70% of oncology patients who develop neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis do so after their first course of chemotherapy. (medscape.com)
The cause of neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH) is unknown. (medscape.com)
A direct toxic effect of chemotherapy and a paraneoplastic mechanism have both been proposed to explain neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis in the context of malignancy. (medscape.com)
Cases of neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis resolving after withdrawal of chemotherapy and recurring upon reinstitution of the same regimen favor the former. (medscape.com)
Also supporting a direct toxic drug response is a study showing that the intradermal injection of bleomycin can yield local neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis changes. (medscape.com)
How do you say ECCRINE GLAND in ASL sign language fingerspelling? (abbreviations.com)
The dynamic change of instantaneous volume of eccrine sweat gland in mental sweating is performed by this method during the period of 300 sec with the frame intervals of 3.23 sec. (spie.org)
Eccrine carcinoma is a quite rare malignant tumor that typically arises from a normal sweat gland and that features a rather high recurrence rate subsequent to simple excision. (biomedcentral.com)
Adenocarcinoma1
Another report describes eccrine adenocarcinoma 20 years after radiotherapy. (medscape.com)
Benign3
Eccrine carcinoma may be derived de novo from any portion of the normal eccrine apparatus or result from the transformation of an existing benign eccrine tumor. (medscape.com)
They are aggressive tumours normally arising in long-standing benign eccrine spiradenomas. (jocmr.org)
Eccrine poroma (EP) is an uncommon benign tumor of intra-epidermal portion of sweat ducts, usually affecting palmoplantar area in middle-aged patients. (com.pk)
Carcinomas4
Most eccrine carcinomas which have not spread can be cured by wide local excision. (wikipedia.org)
High recurrence rates have been reported following conventional surgical excision of eccrine carcinomas. (medscape.com)
Primary eccrine carcinomas are exceedingly rare, accounting for roughly 1 of 13,000 specimens submitted to a dermatopathology laboratory. (medscape.com)
Eccrine carcinomas most commonly are diagnosed in patients in their sixth through eighth decades of life. (medscape.com)
Connect with other caregivers and patients with Dermal eccrine cylindroma and get the support you need. (rareguru.com)
Diagnose eccrine2
A skin biopsy is the most common test used to diagnose eccrine carcinoma. (wikipedia.org)
To diagnose eccrine chromhidrosis (which is rarer than the apocrine variety), a patient history is a physician's best tool. (howstuffworks.com)
Soles of t2
Eccrine Poromas are most often found on the soles of the feet and appear as a red/brown nodule that may be encased in a cup shaped depression. (perridermatology.com)
Eccrine chromhidrosis may turn up on the palms or soles of the feet. (howstuffworks.com)
Exceedingly rare1
Malignant eccrine spiradenomas are exceedingly rare tumours. (jocmr.org)
Abstract1
abstract = "Photo- and thermal-degradation studies on eccrine fingerprint components are presented herein. (dundee.ac.uk)
Poroma13
Histopathologic studies confirmed eccrine poroma as final diagnosis. (com.pk)
Hasan A, Nafie K, Monazea K, Othman A, Salem A, Ismail A. A rare case of recurrent eccrine poroma underlying gluteal abscess. (com.pk)
Lim GH, Abd Rashid F, Wong A. Eccrine poroma of the nipple: the first reported case. (com.pk)
A case of an unusual eccrine poroma on the left forearm area. (com.pk)
Kalamkar C, Radke N, Mukherjee A, Radke S. Rare case of large eccrine poroma of the eyelid. (com.pk)
Eyelid Eccrine Poroma: A Case Report and Review of Literature. (com.pk)
Eccrine Poroma on the Scalp: A Case Report with MR Findings. (com.pk)
C) Dense lymphohistiocytic infiltrates around eccrine ducts in the deep dermis of the biopsy specimen. (cdc.gov)
Lesions2
Eccrine carcinoma results in brown, bluish, erythematous skin lesions across the body. (wikipedia.org)
Most Eccrine Poromas are solitary but there is a variant in which a patient may develop hundreds of lesions called Eccrine Poromatosis. (perridermatology.com)
Metastasis2
Eccrine spiradenocarcinoma, its malignant counterpart also exists with a metastasis rate of 50% and mortality rate of 37%, making the diagnosis of ES essential. (casereportsofsurgery.com)
Lymph node involvement is typically rare for eccrine carcinoma but distal metastasis is not uncommon [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Cutaneous2
Eccrine carcinoma accounts for 0.005-0.01% of diagnosed cutaneous malignancies. (wikipedia.org)
Exceptions to this are the malignant chondroid syringoma and primary cutaneous adenoid cystic eccrine carcinoma, both of which occur more commonly in females than in males. (medscape.com)
Patients1
Patients with eccrine chromhidrosis may excrete any color of sweat (as we'll see in a moment) and typically in large amounts. (howstuffworks.com)
Unusual case1
Herein, we report on an unusual case of perianal eccrine carcinoma, initially presenting as a perianal abscess. (biomedcentral.com)
Cysts1
2 Calcified epidermal cysts reportedly have an eccrine origin. (lww.com)
Dilute1
Human eccrine sweat is essentially a dilute sodium chloride solution with trace amounts of other plasma electrolytes. (britannica.com)
Mechanism2
British Library EThOS: An investigation of the mechanism by which aluminium and other polyvalent cations inhibit eccrine sweating. (bl.uk)
Thus, eccrine sweat is an important mechanism for temperature control. (britannica.com)