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  • Title: Familial eccrine spiradenoma: a case report and review of the literature.
    Author: Ter Poorten MC, Barrett K, Cook J.
    Journal: Dermatol Surg; 2003 Apr; 29(4):411-4. PubMed ID: 12656824.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Familial eccrine spiradenoma is a rare autosomal dominant condition that is characterized by slow-growing, benign adnexal tumors. OBJECTIVE: We investigated a case of familial eccrine spiradenoma displaying an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. To our knowledge, only two previously reported cases of familial eccrine spiradenoma exist in the literature. METHODS: A case report and review of the literature are given. RESULTS: We report a case of familial eccrine spiradenoma in a mother and daughter and present successful treatment using surgical extirpation and CO2 laser ablation. CONCLUSION: Familial eccrine spiradenoma is a benign autosomal dominantly inherited condition that is characterized by tender, slow-growing, adnexal tumors of the head and neck. Surgical tumor extirpation and CO2 laser ablation offer both an effective symptomatic and cosmetically elegant treatment option.
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