Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2023, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (10): 925-927.doi: 10.35541/cjd.20230203

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Pigmented apocrine hamartoma: the first case reported in China

Chen Zhuo1, Yang Jingyi1, Wu Qiong2, Deng Dan1   

  1. 1Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Children′s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China; 2Department of Dermatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
  • Received:2023-04-12 Revised:2023-08-18 Online:2023-10-15 Published:2023-10-08
  • Contact: Deng Dan; Wu Qiong E-mail:dengdan1234567@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center Clinical Technology Innovation Project(SHDC12020117)

Abstract: 【Abstract】 A 9-year-old girl presented with a symptomless irregular dark brown papule on the vulva for 2 weeks. The patient was initially clinically diagnosed with pigmented nevus, and underwent surgical excision. Postoperative histopathological examination showed dilated glands and tubules in the dermis, eosinophilic secretions and pigment granules in the tubules, decapitation secretion in the inner layer cells, and flat myoepithelial cells around the tubules; a large amount of brown-black pigments were seen in the glands, tubular epithelium and interstitium, and lymphocytes and plasma cells infiltrated the interstitium. Finally, the diagnosis of pigmented apocrine hamartoma was made.

Key words: Apocrine hamartoma, Pigmented apocrine hamartoma, Apocrine tumor, Hamartoma