Aggressive scalp and sternal lesion: A presentation of rare case of metastatic eccrine carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ductal Eccrine carcinoma (DEC) is a rare primary cutaneous tumor that exhibits both squamous and adnexal ductal differentiation. Due to its rarity in clinical practice we present as case of DEC and a literature review on the latest management of this rare disease.

Case presentation

We report a case 41 years old female presented with lesion on the scalp and sternal mass, increasing in size with itchiness and erythematous for 6 months duration. Further CECT scan of brain and neck shows features of malignant left frontal scalp lesion with poor plane with overlying skin and underlying skull bone and CECT of thorax shows a large, irregular heterogeneously enhancing mass with necrotic center noted at right hilar within superior segment of right lower lobe, encasing ri

SUBMITTER: Rownose CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8091880 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature