A poroma is a benign skin tumor derived from sweat glands. Although the original term poroma was initially used to describe a tumor derived from the ductal epithelium of eccrine sweat glands, the term is used in general reference to tumors derived from ductal portions of both eccrine and apocrine sweat glands. Specific sub-types are primarily defi...
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1. Induration following a phlegmon. ... 2. A tumour of cells lining the skin openings of sweat glands. ... Synonym: callosity, exostosis. ... Origin: G. Poroma, callus, fr. Poros, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(pә-ro´mә) a type of benign adnexal tumor arising within or on the side of a sweat pore; there are both apocrine and eccrine varieties.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pō-rō′mă Definitions: 1. Induration following a phlegmon. 2. A tumor of cells lining the skin openings of sweat glands. Synonyms: callosity, exostosis
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