syringoma /sy·rin·go·ma/ (sir″ing-go´mah) a benign tumor believed to originate from the ductal portion of the eccrine sweat glands, characterized by dilated cystic sweat ducts in a fibrous stroma.
syringoma
syringoma [sir″ing-go´mah]
syr·in·go·ma (s r ng-g  m )n. A benign, often multiple, tumor of the sweat glands composed of very small round cysts. |
syringoma
pl. syringomas, syringomata [sir′ing·gō′mə]
a benign tumor derived from an eccrine sweat gland. It appears as a small, smooth papule the color of the underlying skin, often on the upper body of a postpubertal woman. Some are typically multiple, often appearing on the lower eyelids.
syringoma [sir″ing-go´mah]
1. a benign tumor believed to originate from the ductal portion of the eccrine sweat glands, occurring as multiple small flesh-colored papules on the face, neck, upper chest, and sometimes the vulva, usually in postpubertal women, characterized by dilated cystic sweat ducts in a fibrous stroma. (See Atlas 2, Part A.)
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