Metastatic eccrine sweat gland carcinoma: case report

Dermatologica. 1988;177(5):295-9. doi: 10.1159/000248582.

Abstract

Eccrine sweat gland carcinoma is a rare malignancy of skin adnexa with potential aggressive growth and metastatic spread. We report here a case of eccrine carcinoma arising on a finger with widespread pulmonary metastasis. A brief synopsis of the pathological and clinical aspects of eccrine sweat gland carcinoma is presented and currently available therapeutic modalities are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / secondary*
  • Eccrine Glands*
  • Fingers
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sweat Gland Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Sweat Glands*