Malignant acrospiroma
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A malignant acrospiroma (also known as "Malignant poroma," "Porocarcinoma", and "Spiradenocarcinoma") is a sweat gland
carcinoma
of the hand
, which may recur locally in 50% of patients after excision, with distant metastases occurring in 60% of patients.
Sweat gland
Sweat glands, or sudoriferous glands, are small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat. There are two kinds of sweat glands:...
carcinoma
Carcinoma
Carcinoma is the medical term for the most common type of cancer occurring in humans. Put simply, a carcinoma is a cancer that begins in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body, and that generally arises from cells originating in the endodermal or ectodermal germ layer during...
of the hand
Hand
A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered extremity located at the end of an arm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs...
, which may recur locally in 50% of patients after excision, with distant metastases occurring in 60% of patients.
See also
- AcrospiromaAcrospiromaAn acrospiroma is a tumor of the distal portion of a sweat gland. Acrospiromas are usually benign, and treatment consists of surgical excision....
- Syringoma
- HidrocystomaHidrocystomaHidrocystoma is an adenoma of the sweat glands.Hidrocystomas are cysts of sweat ducts, usually on the eyelids.Histrocystomas are not tumours...
- List of cutaneous conditions