A Case of Pigmented Apocrine Poroma / 대한피부과학회지

A poroma has been thought to be derived from the peripheral cells of the eccrine duct. Nevertheless, there are some cases with sebaceous, follicular and apocrine differentiation, suggesting a possible apocrine origin. Herein, we report a 62-year-old man presented with a nodule surrounded by brownish plaque with hyperpigmented margin on the buttock for several months. Histopathologic examination revealed cords and broad columns of uniform poroid cells with sebaceous differentiation and melanin pigment.

A Case of Nevus Sebaceus associated with Tubular Apocrine Adenoma and Apocrine Poroma / 대한피부과학회지

Nevus sebaceus is a hamartoma that combines epidermal, follicular, sebaceous, and apocrine gland abnormalities. It mostly occurs on the scalp or face and shows characteristically well demarcated yellowish patches or plaque. Clinically several types of cutaneous neoplasms including syringocystadenoma papilliferum, basal cell carcinoma, nodular hidradenoma, syringoma, sebaceous epithelioma, trichilemmoma and apocrine neoplasms have been associated. We herein report a case of nevus sebaceus associated with tubular apocrine adenoma and apocrine poroma of a 11-year-old girl.

A Case of Apocrine Poroma with Follicular and Sebaceous Differentiation / 대한피부과학회지

A poroma is usually described as a benign neoplasm arising from ductal epithelium of eccrine gland. However, in recent years there have been several reports on poromas featuring with combined sebaceous, follicular, and ductal differentiation, and thus establishment of this separate disease entity, "apocrine poroma" may well be justified considering the common embryologic origin of folliculosebaceous-apocrine unit. In our case, the tumor presented as a dark red nodule on the pubic area, being revealed as poroid neoplasm with folliculosebaceous components embedded in the lobules. Immunohistochemically, poroid cells stained with lysozyme. Taking the immunohistochemical staining results as well as the histopathologic findings of folliculosebaceous differentiation into consideration, we have concluded that this tumor is a case of an "apocrine poroma".