title: Eccrine porocarcinoma (malignant eccrine poroma): a case report.
abstract: Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignancy of eccrine sweat gland usually presenting as a long-standing growth on the lower extremity. It is more common in females. It may arise in a pre-existing eccrine poroma. A case presenting as nodular swelling over the dorsum of left hand in a 56-year-old man is described. Cytologic and histologic examination along with flow cytometric analysis is presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Usha Ku
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Burra
authors.forename: Avninder
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saxena
mesh_terms: D018250:Acrospiroma / Q000473:pathology*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*