Eccrine porocarcinoma on the cheek
- Author:
Bommie Florence SEO
1
;
Hyuk Joon CHOI
;
Sung No JUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Adjuvant radiotherapy; Eccrine porocarcinoma; Sweat gland neoplasm
- MeSH: Aged, 80 and over; Cheek; Eccrine Porocarcinoma; Follow-Up Studies; Head; Humans; Lower Extremity; Male; Neoplasm Metastasis; Poroma; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Recurrence; Sweat Gland Neoplasms; Sweat Glands
- From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery 2019;20(1):48-50
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
