Eccrine porocarcinoma. Ann Plast Surg 1988 Apr;20(4):351-5
Date
04/01/1988Pubmed ID
2834991DOI
10.1097/00000637-198804000-00011Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0023947297 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 27 CitationsAbstract
Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignancy of the eccrine sweat duct unit. This article brings to 79 the number of cases reported. Our report and a review of the literature illustrate the natural history and pathological findings of this disease. Patients' ages at the time of appearance for treatment range from 19 to 90 years. The lesions show no predilection for site; their location follows the distribution of sweat glands in the body. Thirty-nine percent of all patients had cutaneous, regional lymph node, or visceral metastases. Primary treatment is wide surgical excision. The value of adjunctive therapy has not been proved.
Author List
Matloub HS, Cunningham MW, Yousif NJ, Sanger JR, Romano JA, Choi HYAuthors
Hani S. Matloub MD Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinJames R. Sanger MD Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdenocarcinomaAdenoma, Sweat Gland
Eccrine Glands
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Middle Aged
Scalp
Sweat Gland Neoplasms
