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[Lung neoplasms revealing a rare cutaneous tumor: eccrine porocarcinoma]
La Revue De Medecine Interne
|February 24, 2000
Abstract
Introduction:
Eccrine sweat gland carcinoma, which belongs to the eccrine sweat gland carcinoma family, is a rare malignancy of the skin with a potential aggressive growth and metastatic spread.
Exegesis:
We report here a case of malignant eccrine poroma arising on the upper leg, with widespread pulmonary metastases.
Conclusion:
A brief synopsis of the pathological and clinical aspects of eccrine sweat gland carcinoma is presented with the currently available therapies.