Eccrine gland carcinoma
Eccrine gland carcinoma is a rare form of malignant sweat gland tumour. It may have a very diverse range of clinical appearances but there is typically a firm or hard dermal nodule. It may occur at sites with few eccrine glands.
Severaly subtypes are recognised according to cytological and histological features:
- clear cell
- syringoid; shows tubular and cystic proliferation
- 'classic'; difficult to differentiate from metastatic adenocarcinoma due to a large number of well-differentiated tubular structures
- chondroid
- porocarcinoma
Spread is aggressive including early distant metastasis. Eccrine gland carcinoma may be treated by wide local excision or with radiotherapy.
Reference
- Ahn C. Malignant Sweat Gland Tumors. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2019 Feb;33(1):53-71
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