title: A rare case of anal porocarcinoma treated by electrochemotherapy.
abstract: We report the case of an old woman with an eccrine porocarcinoma unusually localized in the perianal area treated by electrochemotherapy, a new technique, emerging as a very effective local treatment of different skin metastases and selected primary tumors. Electrochemotherapy was performed taking into account patient wishes and refusal of demolitive surgery. The electrochemotherapy treatment was well tolerated by the patient, it gave an excellent clinical response and a complete clinical regression with no sphincter dysfunction and signs of relapse observed during follow-up. The case is of particular interest for the exceptional localization of porocarcinoma for the first time treated by electrochemotherapy in this area. Electrochemotherapy could be considered as an alternative option for selected cases of cutaneous tumors.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borgognoni
authors.affiliation: Unit of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Regional Melanoma Referral Center, SM Annunziata Hospital, Tuscan Tumour Institute, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Borgognoni
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pescitelli
authors.forename: Pescitelli
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leonardo
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Urso
authors.forename: Urso
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Carmelo
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brandani
authors.forename: Brandani
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paola
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sestini
authors.forename: Sestini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serena
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiarugi
authors.forename: Chiarugi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cristina
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gelli
authors.forename: Gelli
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riccardo
authors.forename: Vanni
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Giannotti
authors.forename: Giannotti
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vanni
authors.forename: Gianni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerlini
authors.forename: Gerlini
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gianni
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D057090:Eccrine Porocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D053672:Electrochemotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: eccrine porocarcinoma; electrochemotherapy; treatment