hidradenoma; acrospiroma

Epidemiology

• primarily women

Pathology

• neoplasm may be of apocrine gland or eccrine gland origin
• well-demarcated mid to deep dermal neoplasm composed of solid nodules & small nests of epithelial cells without cytologic atypia or mitoses
• background of rich intratumoral vasculature & hyalinized stroma

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Clinical manifestations

• asymptomatic, solitary, well-demarcated nonulcerated nodule
• pink, nodular-lobulated lesion with nonarborizing telangiectasias

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Complications

• malignant transformation (rare)

Differential diagnosis

• basal cell carcinoma

Management

• surgical resection

More general terms

• dermal appendage neoplasm