RT Book, Section
A1 Battistella, Maxime
A1 Wick, Mark R.
A1 Kutzner, Heinz
A1 Barnhill, Raymond L.
A2 Barnhill, Raymond L.
A2 Crowson, A. Neil
A2 Magro, Cynthia M.
A2 Piepkorn, Michael W.
A2 Kutzner, Heinz
A2 Desman, Garrett T.
SR Print(0)
ID 1178400177
T1 Sweat Gland Tumors
T2 Barnhill's Dermatopathology, 4e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828222
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1178400177
RD 2024/04/24
AB Cutaneous  neoplasms  showing  differentiation  toward  the  sweat  gland  units  are  relatively  uncommon  specimens  in  general  pathology  but  are  not  so  uncommon  in  dermatopathology.  Despite  that  fact,  their  histologic  diversity—and  the  plethora  of  nosologic  schemes  that  have  been  applied  to  them  in  the  past—can  be  daunting  at  first  glance.  In  this  specific  context,  one  is  faced  with  a  decision  to  adopt  a  stance  of  terminologic  minimalism,  using  such  diagnostic  terms  as  “benign  sweat  gland  neoplasm,”  or  to  embrace  more  eclectic  nomenclature  as  applied  to  adnexal  tumors.  This  chapter  (and  Chap.  28)  presents  a  moderate  stance  in  reference  to  the  latter  issue,  using  a  classification  system  that  is  attuned  as  much  as  possible  to  concepts  and  terms  that  are  commonly  embraced  in  surgical  pathology  and  to  the  latest  WHO  classification.  Because  of  the  relatively  nondescript  clinical  features  attending  many  sweat  gland  tumors,  these  are  not  covered  in  any  detail  except  for  lesions  in  which  they  are  distinctive  and  contribute  meaningfully  to  pathologic  diagnosis.