Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare cutaneous neoplasm arising from the acrosyringium, the intraepidermal portion of sweat glands. Approximately, 20% of cases have local recurrence and 20% develop into metastatic disease, with mortality rates af about 67% seen in cases of lymph node involvement. (1) Due to its rarity, there is currently a paucity of data in the litterature to profile this disease and its diagnosis work up and managment. We report a case of porocacinoma of the leg in a young women.
Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II
Language: English
Topic: Cancer and Skin Lesions
Subfield: Dermatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4362713636