[Lung neoplasms revealing a rare cutaneous tumor: eccrine porocarcinoma].
BACKGROUND
Eccrine sweat gland carcinoma, which belongs to the eccrine sweat gland carcinoma family, is a rare malignancy of the skin with a potential aggressive growth and metastatic spread.


METHODS
We report here a case of malignant eccrine poroma arising on the upper leg, with widespread pulmonary metastases.


CONCLUSIONS
A brief synopsis of the pathological and clinical aspects of eccrine sweat gland carcinoma is presented with the currently available therapies.
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Service de médecine interne, hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.
Chemal
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N
Dhote
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R
Palangie
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A
Christoforov
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B
D018250:Acrospiroma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*