Cutaneous eccrine and apocrine glands have many histologic and immunologic similarities to ducts and acini of the breast. Thus, differentiating a primary cutaneous process from a metastatic breast ...

Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) and other adnexal carcinomas represent a rare and heterogeneous group of cutaneous malignancies that originate from the sweat glands and other skin appendages. EPC in ...

Humans have up to four million sweat glands distributed over the body. Approximately three million of these are eccrine sweat glands. Eccrine glands secrete an odorless, clear fluid that serves to aid ...

Once sweat released by the apocrine glands reaches the surface of the skin and interacts with bacteria, body odor arises. Despite the evolutionary role that body odor has played in the development of ...

Humans are sweaty. With more than 2.5 million sweat glands distributed across the surface of our skin, we sweat more profusely than any other animal. Though the average person produces about 2 cups of ...

If you're just looking to stop the smell, a deodorant can get the job done. If you want to sweat less, too, an antiperspirant ...

When summer hits, the combination of heat and activity often results in increased sweating. Sweat is great—it's our personal ...