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Preferred term: papillary hidradenoma
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| apocrine carcinoma | medical dictionary |
<tumour>
A carcinoma composed predominantly of cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm, occurring in the breast, a carcinoma of the apocrine glands.
(05 Mar 2000)
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| apocrine gland | medical dictionary |
A gland whose secretory product includes an apical portion of the secretory cell such as the secretion of lipid droplets in lactation.
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| apocrine glands | medical dictionary |
Large, branched, specialised sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a hair follicle instead of directly onto the skin.
(12 Dec 1998)
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| apocrine metaplasia | medical dictionary |
Alteration of acinar epithelium of breast tissue to resemble apocrine sweat glands; seen commonly in fibrocystic disease of the breasts.
(05 Mar 2000)
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| apocrine miliaria | medical dictionary |
Preferred term: fox-Fordyce disease
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| apocrine sweat glands | medical dictionary |
Sudoriferous glands that develop in association with hair follicles and undergo enlargement and secretory development at puberty; they secrete a viscous and odourless sweat that supports the growth of bacteria leading to an acrid odour; secretion is by an eccrine, not apocrine, mechanism.
Synonyms: axillary sweat glands.
(05 Mar 2000)
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