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Image Number #682 (Acrospiroma)

Diagnosis: Acrospiroma

Description:

Pink nodule on the back of the hand

Clinical Features: Nodule pink

Pathology/Site Features: Hand,dorsum

Sex: F

Age: 60

Submitted By: Ian McColl

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Differential Diagnosis
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History: A pink nodule on the trunk.


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Histological Features
Intradermal tumour, tubular strands and cysts in a fibrous stroma, two layers of cuboidal cells, small papillary projections on surface of these cells, sometimes apocrine secretion, Dermal well circumscribed nonencapsulated tumor with broad borders
pushing into subcutaneous fat
– Epidermal connection can be present
– Solid cellular tumor areas with cystic
spaces and ductal structures
– Two cell population of larger cells with
clear and smaller cells with darker
cytoplasm
– Sometimes a single cell population will
predominate
– Stroma is often vascular and hyalinized
– Tumor can frequently show squamatization and/or mucinous changes
– Ductal structures frequently seen 
– Focal spindle cell epithelial cells can
be seen


Clinical Scalp nodule or acral.    Case Report
Other names Solid Cystic Hidradenoma, Nodular clear cell hidradenoma

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