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[Malignant eccrine poroma].

O Frerichs·U Raute-Kreinsen·S Brüner·H Fansa
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INTRODUCTION: Malignant eccrine poroma is a very rare tumour of the sweat glands with high malignancy and presenting with a polymorph clinical and histological picture. CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a 99-year-old patient with a malignant poroma on the buttock. Despite the large size of the tumour, no metastasis was found with standard examination techniques. Radical excision and defect closure with a Limberg flap was performed. RESULT: The healing course was uneventful and without complications. CONCLUSION: The malignant poroma is a tumour of high malignancy which can easily be misdiagnosed because of its different forms of presentation. Radical surgical therapy is the only known effective treatment.

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AcrospiromaAgedAged, 80 and overButtocksDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansSkin TransplantationSweat Gland NeoplasmsSweat GlandsTreatment OutcomeCase ReportsEnglish AbstractJournal Article

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O Frerichs, U Raute-Kreinsen, S Brüner, H Fansa. 2006. [Malignant eccrine poroma].. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-924183

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