A Case of Eccrine Porocarcinoma on the Scalp.
- Author:
Jae Bin SHIN
1
;
Na Young KO
;
Soo Hong SEO
;
Aeree KIM
;
Young Chul KYE
;
Soo Nam KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. skin@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eccrine porocarcinoma;
Mohs micrographic surgery;
Scalp
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Eccrine Porocarcinoma*;
Female;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Mohs Surgery;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Poroma;
Scalp*;
Sweat Glands
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2006;44(9):1084-1087
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Eccrine porocarcinoma is a very rare, locally-aggressive, potentially fatal tumor arising from the intraepidermal ductal portion of the eccrine sweat gland. It develops either spontaneously or from a long standing benign eccrine poroma. It usually affects older people and is located most commonly on the lower extremities. We report a case of eccrine porocarcinoma which developed on the scalp of an 82-year-old woman. There was no evidence of metastasis, and the tumor was successfully removed by Mohs micrographic surgery.
