Successful Treatment of Eccrine Porocarcinoma Metastasized to a Cervical Lymph Node with CyberKnife Radiosurgery

Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer that originates from eccrine sweat glands or acrosyringium and mainly occurs in the elderly. In this report, we describe an 85-year-old Japanese woman with eccrine porocarcinoma that metastasized to a cervical lymph node who was cured with CyberKni...

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Published in:Case reports in dermatology 2014-06, Vol.6 (2), p.159-163
Main Authors: Fujimura, Taku, Hashimoto, Akira, Furudate, Sadanori, Kambayashi, Yumi, Haga, Takahiro, Aiba, Setsuya
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Language:English
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CyberKnife
Eccrine porocarcinoma
Published: June 2014
Stereotactic radiotherapy
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Summary:Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer that originates from eccrine sweat glands or acrosyringium and mainly occurs in the elderly. In this report, we describe an 85-year-old Japanese woman with eccrine porocarcinoma that metastasized to a cervical lymph node who was cured with CyberKnife radiosurgery. Because our patient had a high risk of perioperative complication, standard surgical therapy with a wide margin was impractical. Our present study suggests the novel possibility of using CyberKnife for the treatment of inoperable metastatic porocarcinoma.
ISSN:1662-6567
1662-6567
DOI:10.1159/000365348