Amonkar Gayathri P, Amonkar Prashant P, Rege Jyoti D
Department of Pathology, T.N. Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Dr. A.L. Nair Road, Bombay Central, Mumbai.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2005 Jan;48(1):22-3.
Apocrine glands are tubular glands, which function as scent glands. These are found at only a few sites like the axillae and anogenital region. They are present as modified glands in the external ear canal (ceruminous glands), in the eyelid (Moll's glands) and in the breast (mammary glands). Occasionally, apocrine glands are found on the face, in the scalp and on the abdomen where they are usually small and non-functional. Apocrine glands develop their secretory portion and become functional only at puberty. Tumours of these glands involving only apocrine tissue are very rare. We present an uncommon case of benign apocrine nevi of the axilla, which occurred bilaterally. These nevi are uncommon and only occasional reports are available in literature.
顶泌汗腺是管状腺，起气味腺的作用。它们仅在少数部位被发现，如腋窝和肛门生殖器区域。在外耳道（耵聍腺）、眼睑（莫尔腺）和乳房（乳腺）中，它们以变形腺的形式存在。偶尔，顶泌汗腺也见于面部、头皮和腹部，通常较小且无功能。顶泌汗腺在青春期才发育出分泌部分并开始发挥功能。仅累及顶泌汗腺组织的肿瘤非常罕见。我们报告一例罕见的双侧腋窝良性顶泌汗腺痣病例。这些痣并不常见，文献中仅有零星报道。
