title: Metastatic eccrine sweat gland carcinoma: case report.
abstract: Eccrine sweat gland carcinoma is a rare malignancy of skin adnexa with potential aggressive growth and metastatic spread. We report here a case of eccrine carcinoma arising on a finger with widespread pulmonary metastasis. A brief synopsis of the pathological and clinical aspects of eccrine sweat gland carcinoma is presented and currently available therapeutic modalities are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medical Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital, Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borradori
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hertel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balli-Antunes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zala
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004439:Eccrine Glands; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013545:Sweat Glands