Two cases of apocrine sweat gland carcinoma of axilla.
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Primary apocrine sweat gland carcinomas of the axilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature
Primary apocrine sweat gland carcinoma (PASGC) is an extremely rare malignancy with a relatively favorable prognosis. PASGC is often suspected to be a benign disease during an initial clinical examination, which leads to inadequate initial treatment and extensive metastasis. Owing to the limited number of reports on PASGC, its diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines have not yet been estab...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1882-7233,0387-1193
DOI: 10.5795/jjscc.41.433