This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Edward Wilson-Jones, FRCP

Arch Dermatol. 1971;104(2):117-123.

Abstract
In five benign nodular sweat gland tumors, areas of melanin pigmentation were found within the tumor parenchyma. Active melanogenesis was confirmed by the presence of 3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) positive cells within two of the tumors, and details of other standard enzyme histochemical reactions are described. Pigmentation was extensive in one tumor and occurred in the greater part of the lesion. In the other tumors, the melanocytic activity was confined to relatively small areas in the upper parts of the lesions only. The significance of these findings in relationship to the histogenesis of sweat gland tumors is briefly discussed.

Author Affiliations
London

From the Institute of Dermatology, St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 29, 1970.

Reprint requests to Institute of Dermatology, St. John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, Lisle Street, Leicester Sq, London WC 2 (Dr. Wilson-Jones).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Pigmented Eccrine Acrospiroma: Report of a Case
Fathizadeh et al.
Arch Dermatol 1981;117:599-600.
ABSTRACT  

Dermal Duct Tumor: A Histochemical and Electron Microscopic Study
Hu et al.
Arch Dermatol 1978;114:1659-1664.
ABSTRACT