Eccrine porocarcinoma arising from preexisting eccrine poroma of the scalp after radiotherapy for cervical cancer.

Abstract

Eccrine porocarcinoma may arise from eccrine poroma or it may occur de novo. We present a rapidly growing occipital malignant eccrine poroma on the scalp following to a radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma. A wide excision with skin grafting resulted no recurrence during a 1-year followup. Although malignant transformation is well known for other skin cancers this was not reported for eccrine poroma.

• Authors: Rustu Kose, Y Kenan Coban, Harun Ciralik
• Journal: Dermatology online journal (Dermatol Online J) Vol. 12 Issue 6 Pg. 18 (Oct 31 2006) ISSN: 1087-2108 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 17083898 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Acrospiroma (diagnosis, etiology, pathology)
• Disease Progression
• Female
• Head and Neck Neoplasms (diagnosis, etiology, pathology)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced (diagnosis, etiology, pathology)
• Neoplasms, Second Primary (diagnosis, etiology, pathology)
• Radiotherapy (adverse effects)
• Scalp (pathology)
• Skin Neoplasms (diagnosis, etiology, pathology)
• Sweat Gland Neoplasms (diagnosis, etiology, pathology)
• Uterine Cervical Neoplasms (radiotherapy)