Neoplasms of Sweat Gland

Abstract

Fifty cases of sweat gland tumours seen during a. period of 27 years, accounted for 54.34% of skin appendages tumours. There were 47 sweat glands, tumours and 3 malignant, seen in the 21- 40 years age group. M : F ratio was 1:1 Histopathol4caUy, there were 13 cases of eccrine, acrospiroma, 11 cases each of syringocystadenovaa papiuiferum and chondroid syringoma, 5 cases of eccrine, spiradenoma, 3 cases of dermal cylindrom and 2 cases each of hidradenoma papilliferum and eccrine pogrom. Three cases of malignant sweat gland tumours included 2 cases of sweat gland-carcinoma and 1 case of primary mucmous carcinomas of skin.