TURKISH JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2001 , Vol 16 , Num 4
ECCRINE SWEAT GLAND CARCINOMA TO THE HAND WRIST: A CASE REPORT
ZEYNEP ÖZSARAN, GÖKÇEN YILDIRIM, MUSTAFA ESASSOLAK, GÜLŞEN KANDİLOĞLU, AYFER HAYDAROĞLU
E.Ü.T.F. Radyasyon Onkolojisi AD. Eccrine sweat gland carcinoma is a rare malignancy of the skin with a potential aggresive growth pattern. In the present study a case having malign eccrine carcinoma arising from the left wrist who was treated with adjuvant radiotherapy after local excision and presented with lymph node metastases of the elbow and axilla during the 7th year of follow-up was reported. Keywords : eccrine, sweat gland carcinoma, lymph node metastases