에크린성 종양에 대한 임상 및 병리조직학적 소견 -대한피부과학회 피부병리 연구분과위원회 공동연구- = A Clinicopathologic Study on Eccrine Tumors에크린성 종양에 대한 임상 및 병리조직학적 소견 -대한피부과학회 피부병리 연구분과위원회 공동연구-

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Background: Various eccrine tumors are rather common diseases in clinicians. However, data on the clinicopathologic features of eccrine tumors in Korea are limited. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics of eccrine tumors in Korea. Methods: Two hundred and sixty five cases of eccrine tumors, seen from 2002 to 2004 in Korea, were retrospectively analyzed clinically and histopathologically. Results: The most common eccrine tumors identified within Koreans were syringoma (61%), followed by eccrine poroma (13%), eccrine hidrocystoma (9%), and nodular hidradenoma (6%). Moreover, eccrine tumors were usually found to occur in middle-aged woman as multiple asymptomatic skin-colored papules. The most common site of occurrence was the face (45%), followed by the neck (9%), scalp (5%), foot (5%), abdomen (4%), and vulvar (3%). Conclusion: The results of this study will be useful and fundamental data on eccrine tumors for clinicians and pathologists. (Korean J Dermatol 2006;44(11):1273~1283)