Porocarcinoma: a rare sweat gland malignancy.
Eccrine Porocarcinoma (ECP) is a malignant tumour arising from the intraepithelial ductal parts of the sweat gland. It has also been described as malignant hidroacanthoma simplex, sweat gland carcinoma, malignant intra-epidermal eccrine poroma, eccrine poroepithelioma, dysplastic poroma, malignant syringo acanthoma and porocarcinoma. Treatment with wide local excision but metastatic lesions can be treated with chemotherapy. Here, we present a case report of 52 years old male who presented with a fungating growth on left pre-auricular region that came out to be a case of ECP on histopathological examination.
Asghar
Asghar H
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Department of Radiotherapy, NORI Hospital, Islamabad. quaidian@yahoo.com
Mahmood
Humera
H
Faheem
Mohammad
M
Rizvi
Sadia
S
Khan
Khursheed A
KA
Irfan
Javaid
J
D018250:Acrospiroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin