Open AccessPorocarcinoma of the left arm: A report of a rare skin cancer case and literature review
Author(s) -
Signorelli Carlo,
ZanellaCavallero Luca,
Ranucci Valentina,
Pellicciotti Antonio,
Ruggeri Enzo Maria
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5721
Subject(s) - medicine , skin cancer , dermatology , cancer , pathology
Porocarcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer that develops from the intraepidermal ductal part of eccrine sweat glands. It can arise de novo or from poroma ground with high potential for locoregional metastatic spread, morbidity, and mortality. It mostly occurs in elderly patients.