Eccrine porocarcinoma on the cheek
Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
; : 48-50, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant tumor arising from the intraepidermal ductal portion of the eccrine sweat gland. It develops either spontaneously or from a long standing benign eccrine poroma. This entity usually affects older people and is commonly located on the lower extremities, the trunk, and the head. We report a case of eccrine porocarcinoma on the left cheek in an 85-year-old male. In our case, the tumor was treated with wide excision and postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy. The patient recovered well without local recurrence and distant metastasis during the 14-month follow-up period. Wide excision and postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy can be considered as a safe and effective treatment option in treating patients with eccrine porocarcinoma.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Sweat Gland Neoplasms
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Sweat Glands
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Cheek
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Follow-Up Studies
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Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
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Lower Extremity
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Poroma
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Eccrine Porocarcinoma
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Head
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
Year:
2019
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Article