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*Multiple lesions, early in life suggest a genetic syndrome. | *Multiple lesions, early in life suggest a genetic syndrome. | ||
**Brooke-Spiegler syndrome - spiradenomas, cylindromas and trichoepitheliomas | **Brooke-Spiegler syndrome - spiradenomas, cylindromas and trichoepitheliomas | ||
*Generally considered to be an 'eccrine' tumor but some hypothesize a pilar origin {{Cite journal | last1 = Kazakov | first1 = DV. | last2 = Soukup | first2 = R. | last3 = Mukensnabl | first3 = P. | last4 = Boudova | first4 = L. | last5 = Michal | first5 = M. | title = Brooke-Spiegler syndrome: report of a case with combined lesions containing cylindromatous, spiradenomatous, trichoblastomatous, and sebaceous differentiation. | journal = Am J Dermatopathol | volume = 27 | issue = 1 | pages = 27-33 | month = Feb | year = 2005 | doi = | PMID = 15677973 }} | *Generally considered to be an 'eccrine' tumor but some hypothesize a pilar origin <ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kazakov | first1 = DV. | last2 = Soukup | first2 = R. | last3 = Mukensnabl | first3 = P. | last4 = Boudova | first4 = L. | last5 = Michal | first5 = M. | title = Brooke-Spiegler syndrome: report of a case with combined lesions containing cylindromatous, spiradenomatous, trichoblastomatous, and sebaceous differentiation. | journal = Am J Dermatopathol | volume = 27 | issue = 1 | pages = 27-33 | month = Feb | year = 2005 | doi = | PMID = 15677973 }}</ref> | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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*Biphasic cell population: | *Biphasic cell population: | ||
**outer dark cells with small hyperchromatic nuclei and minimal cytoplasm. | **outer dark cells with small hyperchromatic nuclei and minimal cytoplasm. | ||
**inner larger cells with vesicular nuclei and more cytoplasm. | **inner larger cells with [[vesicular nuclei]] and more cytoplasm. | ||
**In some areas the two cell types mix together with dispersed hyaline droplets. | **In some areas the two cell types mix together with dispersed hyaline droplets. | ||
*Ductal differentiation. | *Ductal differentiation. | ||
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*[[Dermal cylindroma]] | *[[Dermal cylindroma]]. | ||
**These two tumors are very closely related and overlap. | **These two tumors are very closely related and overlap. | ||
**Many tumors have areas of both spiradenoma and cylindroma. | **Many tumors have areas of both spiradenoma and cylindroma. | ||
**The lobules of cylindroma are | **The lobules of cylindroma are small | ||
***more consistently discrete, | ***more consistently discrete, | ||
***show more a more consistent arrangement of the light and dark cells and are | ***show more a more consistent arrangement of the light and dark cells and are | ||
***surrounded by prominent hyaline material. | ***often surrounded by prominent hyaline material. | ||
**Individual lobules of cylindroma fit together like pieces of a puzzle. | **Individual lobules of cylindroma fit together like pieces of a puzzle. | ||
**Lobules of spiradenoma | **Lobules of spiradenoma are larger | ||
***may run together and fuse, | ***may run together and fuse, | ||
***may not have a prominent hyaline surround and | ***may not have a prominent hyaline surround and | ||
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**Spiradenoma lacks clefting artefact. | **Spiradenoma lacks clefting artefact. | ||
**Spiradenoma lacks mitoses and prominent apoptosis. | **Spiradenoma lacks mitoses and prominent apoptosis. | ||
**BCC lacks ducts | |||
**BCC lobules lack a prominent surrounding hyaline membrane | |||
*Lymphoid aggregate (spiradenoma will be cytokeratin positive) | *Lymphoid aggregate (spiradenoma will be cytokeratin positive) | ||
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*S100 +ve. | *S100 +ve. | ||
*Keratins 7, 8, and 18 +ve. | *Keratins 7, 8, and 18 +ve. | ||
*Ductules are EMA and CEA positive. | *Ductules are [[EMA]] and [[CEA]] positive. | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*IHC profile essentially identical to dermal cylindroma.<ref name=pmid9129700/> | *IHC profile essentially identical to dermal cylindroma.<ref name=pmid9129700/> |
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