- Syringoma
- A benign (non-cancerous) skin tumor that derives from eccrine cells, specialized cells that are related to sweat glands. The skin lesions usually appear during puberty or adult life, and consist of small bumps one to three millimeters in diameter that form underneath the surface of the skin. The most frequent site is the eyelids and around the eyes, but other areas of the body can also be affected. There may be only one or a few lesions in a localized area, or numerous lesions covering a wide area. Syringomas more frequently affect women and do have an hereditary basis in some, but not all, cases. They are also associated with Down syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Treatment of syringomas can be a problem, depending on their number and location. One method that seems to be effective and creates minimal scarring is the use of a hair removal electric needle; another promising technique uses a CO2 laser.
* * *A benign, often multiple, sometimes eruptive neoplasm of the sweat gland ducts composed of very small round cysts. [syringo- + G. -oma, tumor]- chondroid s. a benign tumor of sweat glands with a mucoid stroma showing cartilaginous metaplasia. SYN: mixed tumor of skin.
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n.multiple benign tumours of the sweat glands, which show as small hard swellings usually on the face, neck, or chest. They can be readily treated by diathermy.* * *
sy·rin·go·ma (sir″ing-goґmə) [syring- + -oma] 1. a benign adnexal adenoma originating from an eccrine duct and consisting of dilated cystic duct segments in a fibrous stroma. Syringomas occur as multiple, small, flesh-colored papules on the face, neck, and upper chest, most often in postpubertal females. 2. syringocystadenoma.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
