Eccrine Porocarcinoma of Scalp: a Rare Case Report
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Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant adnexal tumor of ductal portion of eccrine sweat gland. It occurs commonly in the lower extremities and rarely in scalp, face, ear, trunk and upper extremities. This survey presents a classic case of eccrine porocarcinoma of scalp in a 58 yr old male patient, presenting as cauliflower like growth over parietal aspect of scalp.
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Eccrine Porocarcinoma of Scalp: a Rare Case Report.
Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant adnexal tumor of ductal portion of eccrine sweat gland. It occurs commonly in the lower extremities and rarely in scalp, face, ear, trunk and upper extremities. This survey presents a classic case of eccrine porocarcinoma of scalp in a 58 yr old male patient, presenting as cauliflower like growth over parietal aspect of scalp.
full texteccrine porocarcinoma of scalp: a rare case report
eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant adnexal tumor of ductal portion of eccrine sweat gland. it occurs commonly in the lower extremities and rarely in scalp, face, ear, trunk and upper extremities. this survey presents a classic case of eccrine porocarcinoma of scalp in a 58 yr old male patient, presenting as cauliflower like growth over parietal aspect of scalp.
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Eccrine porocarcinoma is an extremely rare malignancy of the eccrine sweat gland. It is believed to arise from the intra-epithelial portion of eccrine sweat glands. It can either arise de novo or it can develop in a long standing eccrine poroma. It often occurs in the elderly, with the mean age of occurrence being 67 years. The tumour favours extremities, particularly the legs and feet. The pro...
full text[Eccrine porocarcinoma of the scalp].
OBJECTIVE Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant tumor of eccrine sweat glands. It may arise de novo, but it usually develops in pre-existing eccrine poroma. Here we report a case of eccrine porocarcinoma in the grafted area on the scalp of a male patient who had recurrent basal cell carcinoma of the scalp, with clinical, histopathological and, immunohistochemical features. CASE We report ...
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The successful treatment of the rare malignancy eccrine porocarcinoma (EP) is extremely challenging, often not rewarding and when associated with metastatic disease, therapy results are disappointing. We present a unique case of treatment response of metastatic EP, with a significant disease-free interval. The patient has remained in clinical and radiological remission for 36 months since diagn...
full textEosinophilic variant of eccrine porocarcinoma of the scalp: Case report and review of the literature
Porocarcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of the acrosyringium with metastatic potential that most commonly presents on the acral skin in older adults (mean age = 72 years). We present the case of a 43-year-old woman who developed a rapidly growing de novo porocarcinoma on the scalp with an unusual oncocytic appearance. The tumor consisted of benign eccrine poroma that arose from the epidermis...
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volume 10 issue 1
pages 65- 68
publication date 2015-01-01
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