title: Porocarcinoma: case report.
abstract: Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare, malignant neoplasm of eccrine sweat glands. It often occurs in elderly people, mean age of 67.5 years. The clinical features are variable and their localization is not related to sweat-gland concentration, occurring mainly on the feet and legs. Disease diagnosis and treatment should be as early as possible in order to avoid tumor aggressiveness that occurs in 20% of the cases. The authors present a case of extensive porocarcinoma on the thorax of a 71-year-old male patient.
authors.affiliation: Charity Hospital of Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiana Dutra Uchôa
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Cursino
authors.forename: Lucíola
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Emerson de Andrade
authors.initials: Ede A
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Mariana de Andrade
authors.initials: Mde A
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Silvia Costa Carvalho
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D057090:Eccrine Porocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*