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Acrospiroma MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Acrospiroma
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.470.035.175.125
C04.557.470.550.175.125
Unique ID
D018250
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018250
Annotation
coordinate IM with SWEAT GLAND NEOPLASMS (IM)
Scope Note
A rare cutaneous tumor of apocrine or eccrine SWEAT GLAND origin. It is most commonly found on the extremities and is usually benign. It appears as a solitary nodule or cyst and may be solid or produce a watery discharge. It is related to POROMA except in acrospiroma it does not involve the epidermis. There is no indication that heredity or external agents cause these tumors.
Entry Term(s)
Acrospiroma, Eccrine
Clear-Cell Hidradrenoma
Cystic Hidradenoma
Eccrine Acrospiroma
Eccrine Spiradenoma
Hidradenoma
Nodular Hidradrenoma
Solid-Cystic Hidradenoma
Spiradenoma
Previous Indexing
Adenoma, Sweat Gland (1979-1993)
Sweat Gland Neoplasms (1969-1984)
Public MeSH Note
2010; see ACROSPIROMA, ECCRINE 1994-2009; for HIDRADENOMA see ADENOMA, SWEAT GLAND 1994-2009, see HIDRADENOMA 1963-1993
History Note
2010 (1994); for HIDRADENOMA use ADENOMA, SWEAT GLAND 1963-2009
Date Introduced
1994/01/01
Last Updated
2019/02/22
Acrospiroma Preferred
Acrospiroma, Eccrine Narrower
Nodular Hidradrenoma Narrower
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