Syringom (overview) D23.L4

Rare, benign tumor of the eccrine sweat gland excretory ducts. Syringoma may occur as solitary growths of the skin ubiqitär (not palms and soles). However, this form of syringoma is rather rare.

More common are small "milia-like" syringomas as disseminated syringomas in the eyelid area (lid syringomas).

In a single case, epidermal scrotal cysts (epidermal inclusion cysts) and syringomas were reported to occur together (Diep M et al. 2020).

S.a.u. Hidradenoma.

• Disseminated syringomas
• Lidsyringomas (see below syringomas disseminated)
• Clear cell syringoma with diabetes mellitus
• Chondroid syringoma ( mixed tumour of the skin)
• Malignes syringom.

• Dermal tumor formations with numerous roundish to tubular, solid or cystic structures bordered by double-row epithelium, which may contain homogeneous, PAS-reactive material when expanded cystically. Dense fibrous stroma. The clear cell syringoma shows large epithelial cells with bright PAS-positive cytoplasm.
• Electron microscopy: ductal cells with numerous short microvilli, desmosomes, luminal tonofilaments and lysosomes.

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