| Literature DB >> 34925613 |
Danilo Coco1, Silvana Leanza2, Roberto Campagnacci2.
Abstract
Hidradenocarcinoma (HC) is a malignant and aggressive sweat gland tumour. It is a rare occurrence, accounting for about 6% of malignant eccrine cancers and less than 1% of all cutaneous neoplasms. It is a malignant tumor which can manifest itself in any area of the body, including the anterior surface of the trunk, the torso, scalp, face, and extremities. It is apparent that HC has a high propensity for lymphatic metastasis. The suggested treatment approach for HC implies making a wide surgical excision with negative margins. Nevertheless, such tumours are aggressive and recur locally in 50% of cases; they also produce metastases in 60% of cases. The overall five-year survival rate is 30%. Here, we present the case of a 68-year-old Caucasian male with unknown diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of inguinal cutaneous skin of sweat gland called hydrocarcinoma.Entities:
Year: 2021 PMID: 34925613 PMCID: PMC8643562 DOI: 10.26574/maedica.2020.16.3.526
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Maedica (Bucur) ISSN: 1841-9038