| Syringoma is a benign adnexal neoplasm
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| | cancer.
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| formed by well-differentiated ductal
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| | Syringomas are benign adnexal tumors of
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| elements. Syringoma is a non-cancerous
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| | eccrine origin with four principal
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| (benign) bump usually found on the upper
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| | clinical variants. Syringomas can be
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| cheeks and lower eyelids of young adults.
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| | associated with Down syndrome. Syringoma
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| A syringoma is a skin coloured or
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| | is a tumor that is located mostly in the
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| yellowish firm rounded bump, one to three
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| | superficial dermis. It is composed of
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| millimetres in diameter. Syringoma is
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| | numerous small ducts embedded in a
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| completely harmless and is caused by the
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| | sclerotic stroma. One method that seems
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| overgrowth of cells from sweat glands.
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| | to be effective and creates minimal
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| Syringomas are often treated by
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| | scarring is the use of a hair removal
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| electrosurgery (diathermy) or laser. This
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| | electric needle; another promising
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| may or may not prove successful and can
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| | technique uses a CO2 laser.The goal of
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| result in small scars. Syringomas can
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| | therapy should be the destruction of the
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| appear at any age, though they usually
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| | tumor with minimal scarring and no
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| occur after puberty. Syringomas can
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| | recurrence. Laser treatment is an option.
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| develop in people of any race and of
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| | Prior to treatment the area is injected
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| either gender, though females are more
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| | with lidocaine to numb the area.
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| commonly affected.
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| | Electrocautery involves the passage of an
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| Syringomas can occasionally run in
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| | electrical current from a small metal tip
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| families. Syringomas do not itch or cause
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| | to the syringoma effectively burning the
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| pain. Up to 18% of people with Down
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| | lesion.
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| syndrome may have syringomas. Eruptive
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| | Syringoma (Hidradenomes eruptifis) -
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| syringomas appear abruptly in adult life.
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| | Prevention and Treatment Tips
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| Most patients with eruptive syringomas
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| | 1. Prior to treatment the area is
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| are Asian or dark skinned. Syringomas
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| | injected with lidocaine to numb the area.
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| more frequently affect women and do have
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| | 2. Electrocautery involves the passage of
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| an hereditary basis in some, but not all,
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| | an electrical current from a small metal
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| cases. Syringomas may be associated with
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| | tip to the syringoma effectively burning
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| Down syndrome.Syringomas are frequently
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| | the lesion.
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| incidental, although some familial cases
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| | 3. Physical techniques such as excision,
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| may occur. A syringoma is a skin coloured
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| | electrocoagulation is useful trreatment.
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| or yellowish firm rounded bump, one to
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| | 4. Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy yield poor
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| three millimetres in diameter. Syringoma
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| | cosmetic results.
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| may be confused with xanthelasma
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| | 5. Technique uses a CO2 laser is treat
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| (cholesterol deposits on the eyelids),
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| | syringoma.
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| trichoepitheliomas or basal cell skin
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