title: Sweat gland carcinoma of the hand (malignant acrospiroma).
abstract: A case of malignant acrospiroma of the hand is reported. This rare sweat gland carcinoma recurs locally in 50% of patients, with distant metastases occurring in 60% of patients. The prognosis for 5-year disease-free survival is less than 30%. Although the histopathologic findings of tumor-free margins and negative regional lymph node dissection indicate a good prognosis in most carcinomas, they do not guarantee a good prognosis in malignant acrospiroma because of the aggressive characteristics of this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Jubert
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006607:Adenoma, Sweat Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*