Hidradenocarcinoma

Medical condition

Hidradenocarcinoma
Other names	Malignant hidradenoma, malignant acrospiroma, clear cell eccrine carcinoma, or primary mucoepidermoid cutaneous carcinoma.

Clear cell hidradenocarcinoma
Specialty	Dermatology

Hidradenocarcinoma, also known as malignant hidradenoma, malignant acrospiroma, clear cell eccrine carcinoma, or primary mucoepidermoid cutaneous carcinoma, is a malignant adnexal tumor of the sweat gland. It is the malignant variant of the benign hidradenoma. It may develop de novo or in association with an existent hidradenoma.^[1]

This type of tumor typically develops in older individuals (after age 40).^[2]

References

^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
^ "Hidradenocarcinoma | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) – an NCATS Program".

Tumors and associated structures

Glands

Sweat gland

Eccrine	Papillary eccrine adenoma Eccrine carcinoma Eccrine nevus Syringofibroadenoma Spiradenoma Malignant acrospiroma
Apocrine	Cylindroma Dermal cylindroma Syringocystadenoma papilliferum Papillary hidradenoma Hidrocystoma Apocrine gland carcinoma Apocrine nevus
Eccrine/apocrine	Syringoma Hidradenoma or Acrospiroma/Hidradenocarcinoma Ceruminous adenoma

Sebaceous gland

Hair

Pilomatricoma/Malignant pilomatricoma Trichoepithelioma Multiple familial trichoepithelioma Solitary trichoepithelioma Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma Generalized trichoepithelioma Trichodiscoma Trichoblastoma Fibrofolliculoma Trichilemmoma Trichilemmal carcinoma Proliferating trichilemmal cyst Giant solitary trichoepithelioma Trichoadenoma Trichofolliculoma Dilated pore
Tumor of follicular infundibulum Fibrofolliculoma Perifollicular fibroma Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome
Hamartoma	Basaloid follicular hamartoma Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma Folliculosebaceous-apocrine hamartoma