syringoma

Introduction

Benign adenoma of intraepithelial eccrine ducts.

Epidemiology

• occur mostly in women
• lesions begin at puberty
• disorder may be familial

Pathology

• many small ducts in dermis with comma-like tails ("tadpole")

Clinical manifestations

• 1-2 mm skin-colored or yellow firm papules
• lesions generally multiple, but may be solitary
• distribution: most frequently on face, axillae, umbilicus, upper chest & vulva

Management

• electrodessication - lidocaine-prilocaine topical anesthesia

More general terms

• eccrine neoplasm