It is FDA-approved for treating bone pain associated with osteoporosis, aiding weight gain following surgery or physical trauma, during chronic infection, or in the context of unexplained weight loss, and counteracting the catabolic effect of long-term corticosteroid therapy.As of 2016, it is often prescribed off-label to quicken recovery from severe burns, aid the development of girls with Turner syndrome, and counteract HIV/AIDS-induced wasting. Oxandrolone improves both short-term and long-term outcomes in people recovering from severe burns and is well-established as a safe treatment for this indication. It is also used in the treatment of idiopathic short stature, anemia, hereditary angioedema, alcoholic hepatitis, and hypogonadism.Medical research has established the effectiveness of oxandrolone in aiding the development of girls with Turner syndrome. Although oxandrolone has long been used to accelerate growth in children with idiopathic short stature, it is unlikely to increase adult height, and in some cases may even decrease it. Oxandrolone has, therefore, largely been replaced by growth hormone for this use. Children with idiopathic short stature or Turner syndrome are given doses of oxandrolone far smaller than those given to people with burns  to minimize the likelihood of virilization and premature maturation. Non-medical uses
Many bodybuilders and athletes use oxandrolone illicitly for its muscle-building effects. It is much more anabolic than androgenic, so women and those seeking less intense steroid regimens use it particularly often. Many also value oxandrolones low hepatotoxicity relative to most other orally active AASs. Contraindications
Like other AASs, oxandrolone may worsen hypercalcemia by increasing osteolytic bone resorption.
A variant of eccrine spiradenoma which can be multiple on the scalp and can  coalesce to form a Turban tumour. In pathology, a cylindroma is a tumour with nests of cells that resemble a cylinder in cross section. Types include:

Dermal eccrine cylindroma, a benign tumour of the skin
Adenoid cystic carcinoma, a malignant tumour of the salivary gland

See also
CYLD cutaneous syndrome
List of cutaneous neoplasms associated with systemic syndromes


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