A Case of Clear Cell Eccrine Porocarcinoma
Annals of Dermatology
; : 330-332, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-46881
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Eccrine porocarcinoma (EP) is a rare malignant tumor arising from the intraepidermal eccrine duct. The tumor cells frequently contain glycogen, but prominent clear cell changes in EP are rarely reported. A 78-year-old woman presented with a slightly pruritic, erythematous, verrucous plaque on her left thigh. Histopathological examination revealed intraepidermal tumor cell nests composed of small basaloid cells and duct-like structures lined by periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive cuticles. Besides the typical findings of EP, clear cell changes were predominantly observed in the tumor cell aggregations. Herein we report a case of the clear cell variant of EP rarely reported in previous literature.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Thigh
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Cell Aggregation
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Eccrine Porocarcinoma
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Glycogen
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article