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Sweat gland carcinoma - a case report
P K Bhattacharjee1, G Ghosh, Debashis Bhattacharya
1Department of Surgery, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata.
Journal of the Indian Medical Association
|June 14, 2011
Abstract:
A 54 years male presented with painless, indolent ulcers in the left axilla in an area approximately of 5 cm diameter. They were fixed to the underlying structures. Some lymph nodes eg, pectoral, apical and central groups were also enlarged. Incision biopsy for the margin of the ulcer was done. It showed adenocarcinoma of the sweat glands. Wide local incision with 2 cm margin of surrounding skin was performed. The patient was discharged after a course of adjuvant radiotherapy and is doing well.
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