Dermoscopic Features of Porocarcinoma: Report of 11 Cases and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Porocarcinoma is a rare skin cancer that originates in cutaneous intraepidermal ducts of the sweat glands. Although dermoscopy is often helpful to make a diagnosis of skin tumors such as melanoma, dermoscopic features of porocarcinoma have not been ...
Kodai Miyamoto +5 more
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RNA-Sequencing Reveals Two Subgroups of Eccrine Porocarcinomas and Poromas. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC), a rare malignant eccrine gland tumour, remains molecularly understudied. Transcriptomic studies of EPC and benign eccrine poroma (EP) have identified recurrent fusions and expression changes, but differences distinguishing malignant EPC from benign EP are unclear.
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Diagnosis and Management of Porocarcinoma
Eccrine porocarcinoma, also known as porocarcinoma (PC) and malignant eccrine poroma, is very rare and is known to arise from the cutaneous intraepidermal ducts of the sweat glands. Its etiology is not well understood; however, some studies suggest that PC tumors originate from benign eccrine poroma.
Takuya Maeda +2 more
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A Case of Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Facial Porocarcinoma in an Adolescent and Literature Review. [PDF]
Introduction Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC), the most common malignant tumor of the eccrine sweat glands, accounts for approximately 0.005%–0.01% of all skin malignancies. However, a standard treatment for EPC is currently lacking. Many previous studies demonstrated that it mainly occurs in the elderly and is extremely rare in adolescents. Here, we report
Jing W +5 more
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Microscopically Controlled Surgery in the Management of a Rare Adnexal Neoplasm: A Two-Center Experience of Eccrine Porocarcinoma Treated Through Tubingen Torte Technique. [PDF]
International Journal of Dermatology, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 587-589, March 2026.
Scarfì F +9 more
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Porocarcinoma ecrino en el dorso del pie [PDF]
Objetivos: El porocarcinoma ecrino es un tumor anexial maligno, infrecuente, derivado de las glándulas sudoríparas ecrinas, con potencial metastásico. Afecta principalmente a personas de edad avanzada y su localización más frecuente es a nivel de cabeza
Juana Sanguinetti +4 more
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WHO classification of skin tumours: key updates in the fifth edition. [PDF]
This review article summarizes the key updates in the 5th edition of the WHO Classification of Skin Tumours. It provides an overview of the major changes and new entities specific to the skin section, covering areas such as epidermal, melanocytic, mesenchymal and other tumours. The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Tumours (
Goldman-Lévy G +29 more
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Concomitant poroma and porocarcinoma [PDF]
: Eccrine poromas and porocarcinomas are adnexal tumors derived from the sweat duct epithelium. However, eccrine poroma is benign in nature, whilst eccrine porocarcinoma is regarded as its malignant counterpart.
Álvaro Abarzúa +2 more
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Porocarcinoma of the Groin: A Case Report [PDF]
Introduction: Porocarcinoma is a rare skin cancer that arises from the intraepidermal ducts of sweat glands. It is classically found in the 60–70-year-old age group, and lesions are most commonly reported on the head and neck or lower extremities.
Hannah E. Myers +2 more
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Eccrine Porocarcinoma: A Review of the Literature
Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC) constitutes a rare malignant adnexal tumor, which accounts for about 0.005–0.01% of all cutaneous malignancies. It may develop de novo or arise from an eccrine poroma, after a latency period of years or even decades ...
Dimitra Koumaki +2 more
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