Primary Axillary Porocarcinoma:
A Rare Cutaneous Tumour
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Correspondence
Dr. Nalli R.Sumitradevi,
Professor, Department of Pathology, Govt Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University, India.
E-mail: drnallisumitra@yahoo.co.in
Eccrine porocarcinoma, a rare cutaneous malignant tumour accounts for a fraction of sweat gland tumours. This tumour is found to originate from the intraepithelial parts of the sweat glands. It commonly involves the lower extremities in elderly patients and carries an aggressive behaviour. Cutaneous and visceral metastasis can occur and hence prompt treatment is mandatory. Surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment modality. We hereby present a case of eccrine porocarcinoma in a 50-year-old male in the right axillary region presenting as a verrucous lesion.