Multiple eccrine spiradenomas in a zosteriform pattern

Dermatol Online J. 2017 Aug 15;23(8):13030/qt11b2w0np.

Abstract

Eccrine spiradenoma (ES) typically presents as a solitary tender lesion. Multiple ES is a rare variant of ES and can present in a segmental, linear, blaschkoid, or zosteriform pattern. The etiology of multiple ES is unknown, but several theories have been suggested including a multipotent stem cell origin. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman with multiple painful ES in a zosteriform pattern on the mid-back and abdomen. Skin biopsy of a representative lesion demonstrated a circumscribed tumor nodule encapsulated by a fibrous capsule with diffuse dense basophilic proliferation located in the dermis. The lesions were then excised on two separate sessions without recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Sweat Gland / diagnosis
  • Adenoma, Sweat Gland / pathology*
  • Adenoma, Sweat Gland / surgery
  • Adult
  • Eccrine Glands
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
  • Sweat Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Sweat Gland Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Sweat Gland Neoplasms / surgery