Sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma in an 11-year-old boy.
BACKGROUND
Sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma, or microcystic adnexal carcinoma, is a rare neoplasm of the skin with both pilar and eccrine differentiation. Previously this neoplasm has been reported only in adults. We describe a case of sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma in an 11-year-old white male.


OBJECTIVE
Description of Mohs surgical procedure for successful management of sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma in a child.


METHODS
Mohs micrographic surgery was performed on this rare neoplasm.


RESULTS
The described procedure resulted in successful excision of this uncommon neoplasm.


CONCLUSIONS
We present a case of sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma, an unusual cutaneous neoplasm, in an 11-year-old male that was successfully managed using Mohs micrographic surgery.
Department of Dermatology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1071.
J P
JP
McAlvany
M R
MR
Stonecipher
B
B
Leshin
E
E
Prichard
W
W
White
D018280:Carcinoma, Skin Appendage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015580:Mohs Surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*