Porocarcinoma
Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 18 Dec 2018
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Citation:
St-Amant M, Bell D, Goel A, et al. Porocarcinoma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-19406
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Article created:
5 Sep 2012,
Maxime St-Amant ◉
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Last revised:
18 Dec 2018,
Daniel J Bell ◉
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Synonyms:
- Eccrine porocarcinoma
- Porocarcinomas
- Eccrine porocarcinomas
Porocarcinoma (or eccrine porocarcinoma) is a rare type of malignant eccrine sweat gland tumor, more frequently encountered in the lower extremities (feet and legs). It arises from the intraepidermal portion of eccrine sweat glands or acrosyringium.
It represents 0.005-0.01% of all cutaneous tumors. Even though it rarely metastasizes, 20% of patients with a porocarcinoma will present with regional lymph node metastases.
References
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