Eccrine porocarcinoma: A case report and literature review

Abstract

Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rarely seen malignant tumor of the sweat glands. It is commonly seen in elderly people and it tends to involve lower extremities. Surgical excision is the main therapeutic modality. It may show local recurrences and systemic metastasis. The effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy are contradictory. Here, we present a case of 90-years-old female patient with eccrine porocarcinoma localized in the axillary area and additionally we review the existing literature. J Clin Exp Invest 2013; 4 (3): 370-373.

Keywords

• Eccrine porocarcinoma, malignant tumor

Ekrin porokarsinoma: Olgu sunumu ve literatür taraması

Öz

Ekrin porokarsinoma ter bezlerinin nadir görülen bir tümörüdür. Daha çok yaşlılarda gözlenir ve alt ekstremiteleri tutma eğilimindedir. Ana tedavi yöntemi cerrahi eksizyondur ve lokal ve uzak nüksler gösterebilir. Kemoterapi ve radyoterapinin etkisi çelişkilidir. Biz burada 90 yaşında kadın hastada aksillar bölgede lokalize ekrin porokarsinoma vakasını mevcut literatür eşliğinde sunduk.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ekrin porokarsinoma, kemoterapi, aksilla

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