MALIGNANT SWEAT GLAND TUMOURS: A CASE SERIES

Authors

  • Tuan Hoang Quoc Hanoi Medical University
  • Yen Le Thi Hai National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Son Nguyen Hong National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Sau Nguyen Huu National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology, Hanoi, Vietnam / Hanoi Medical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56320/tcdlhvn.42.136

Keywords:

apocrine, eccrine, malignant sweat gland tumors, hidradenocarcinoma, porocarcinoma

Abstract

Objectives: Malignant sweat gland tumor is a very rare skin cancer with variable presentations. The objectives of this study are to examine the clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of malignant sweat gland tumors and to discuss the treatment and follow-up for postsurgical recurrence rates.

Methods: Six patients diagnosed with sweat gland carcinoma at the National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology between 2018 and 2023 were carefully reviewed.

Results: The cases occurred in four men and two women, ranging in age from 31 to 78 years (mean 59.3). Four of the lesions were from the scalp, one from the nose, and one from the right arm. There were three cases of Eccrine Porocarcinoma, two cases of Hidradenocarcinoma, and one case of Syringoid Eccrine Carcinoma. All of them were treated with surgery, five cases with wide local excision, and one case with Mohs micrographic surgery. Only one case had a recurrence.

Conclusion: Malignant sweat gland tumors demonstrate significant variability in clinicopathology and immunohistopathology. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment.

Received 28 June 2023
Revised 26 September 2023
Accepted 29 November 2023

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2024-01-21

How to Cite

Hoang Quoc , T., Le Thi Hai, Y., Nguyen Hong, S., & Nguyen Huu, S. (2024). MALIGNANT SWEAT GLAND TUMOURS: A CASE SERIES . Vietnamese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology, (42). https://doi.org/10.56320/tcdlhvn.42.136

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