Eccrine porocarcinoma from the abdominal wall in an elderly female: a case report

Authors

  • Rajeswari Mani Department of General Surgery, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Mohamed Javid Department of General Surgery, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Shanthi Ponnandai Swaminathan Department of General Surgery, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Kannan Ross Department of General Surgery, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20200545

Keywords:

Eccrine porocarcinoma, Ulcer proliferative lesion abdominal wall, HPE

Abstract

Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) is a rare malignancy arising from the sweat gland. It is commonly seen in elderly female patients. There is no characteristic appearance for this malignancy and so making a clinical diagnosis is difficult. The diagnosis is confirmed by histopathological examination (HPE). Authors present a case of a 53-year-old female who presented with an ulceroproliferative lesion on the left side of the abdominal wall. After the lesion was radiologically ascertained to be localized and having a diagnosis of porocarcinoma from wedge biopsy, a wide local excision was done.  The HPE confirmed the diagnosis of EPC.

Author Biography

Kannan Ross, Department of General Surgery, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Institute of General Surgery,

Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital,

Chennai,

Tamil Nadu,

India.

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2020-02-26

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