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Carcinoma of eccrine sweat gland: Experience with chemotherapy, autopsy findings in a patient with metastatic eccrine carcinoma, and a review of the literature
Author(s) -
Morris Don M.,
Sanusi I. Daniel,
Lanehart William H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930310105
Subject(s) - medicine , sweat gland , eccrine sweat gland , autopsy , carcinoma , pathology , chemotherapy , metastasis , sweat , dermatology , cancer
Carcinoma of sweat glands is a very rare neoplasm of dermal appendages that is difficult to diagnose clinically and histologically. It has a potential for rapid growth and metastasis. Carcinoma of eccrine sweat glands, also known as eccrine carcinoma, is a distinct histologic subtype of sweat gland carcinoma. We report our autopsy findings and experience with chemotherapy in a patient with metastatic eccrine carcinoma. The pertinent literature and histologic classification of eccrine carcinomas are reviewed.