title: Sweat gland carcinoma in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient.
abstract: Eccrine (sweat gland) carcinoma is a rare form of skin cancer that may be locally destructive. It is known to recur after resection and can metastasize to regional or distant lymph nodes. There have been two reported cases in association with patients immunocompromised as the result of organ transplantation (I. Penn: Prog Allergy. 37: 259, 1986). We report here the first case of sweat gland carcinoma in a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
authors.affiliation: Denver Health and Hospitals, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kauffman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Golitz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D007633:Keratins