Proliferation of eccrine sweat ducts associated with heterotopic neural tissue (nasal glioma)

Am J Dermatopathol. 2000 Apr;22(2):179-82. doi: 10.1097/00000372-200004000-00017.

Abstract

The term "nasal glioma" refers to the presence of heterotopic neural tissue, mainly glial in nature, at or near the root of the nose. We describe a case in which all three components of neural tissue, that is, leptomeninges, glia, and neurons, were present, associated with sweat-duct hyperplasia. Proliferation of sweat ducts is a reactive process in some benign and malignant neoplasms, hamartomas, and cysts. This is the first documented case of hyperplasia of eccrine ductal epithelium induced by nasal glioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain*
  • Choristoma / complications
  • Choristoma / pathology*
  • Choristoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Nose Diseases / complications
  • Nose Diseases / pathology*
  • Nose Diseases / surgery
  • Sweat Gland Diseases / complications
  • Sweat Gland Diseases / pathology*
  • Sweat Gland Diseases / surgery
  • Sweat Glands / pathology*
  • Sweat Glands / surgery