Malignant eccrine poroma of the hand: a case report.
Carcinoma of sweat glands is a very rare neoplasm that is difficult to diagnose clinically and histologically. This report presents a case of malignant eccrine poroma of the hand which is a distinct histologic subtype of sweat gland carcinoma with a high local recurrence rate. A distal radial artery based forearm flap was used to provide soft tissue coverage.
DaSilva
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Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, USA.
Terek
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Weiss
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AP
D018250:Acrospiroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*