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Sclerosing Sweat Duct Carcinoma in a 6‐Year‐Old African American Child
Author(s) -
Nelson Peter S.,
Bourgeois Kristal M.,
Nicotri Thomas,
Chiu Ernest S.,
Poole Jeffrey C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00579.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sweat , carcinoma , duct (anatomy) , african american , dermatology , general surgery , pathology , ethnology , history
Sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma is a rare, locally aggressive adnexal tumor that frequently occurs on the face of middle‐aged adults, invades deeply, and has a propensity to recur. We report a rare instance of sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma occurring in a 6‐year‐old African American child and review the literature of this infrequently observed neoplasm.