Arch Craniofac Surg.  2019 Mar;20(1):48-50. 10.7181/acfs.2018.02180.

Eccrine porocarcinoma on the cheek

• Seo BF
• Choi HJ
• Jung SN

• KMID: 2441939
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7181/acfs.2018.02180

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.

Keyword

Adjuvant radiotherapy; Eccrine porocarcinoma; Sweat gland neoplasm

MeSH Terms

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