"Apocrine Glands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Large, branched, specialized sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a HAIR FOLLICLE instead of directly onto the SKIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D001050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.336.899.206 A17.815.830.206
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| Concept/Terms |
Apocrine Glands- Apocrine Glands
- Apocrine Gland
- Gland, Apocrine
- Glands, Apocrine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apocrine Glands" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes on Excision and Clinical Follow-up of Isolated Atypical Apocrine Adenosis Diagnosed on Core Needle Biopsy: A Multi-institutional Study. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2025 Aug 01; 150(2):160-166.
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Giant pigmented apocrine hidrocystoma of the scalp. Dermatol Online J. 2020 Aug 15; 26(8).
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Atypical Apocrine Adenosis: Diagnostic Challenges and Pitfalls. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2016 Oct; 140(10):1045-51.
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Mammographic-pathologic correlation of apocrine metaplasia diagnosed using vacuum-assisted stereotactic core-needle biopsy: our 4-year experience. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Mar; 180(3):795-8.
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Hidradenitis suppurativa. South Med J. 1998 Dec; 91(12):1107-14.