Journal of medical case reports 2010-05-22
Treatment of eccrine porocarcinoma with metastasis to the parotid gland using intensity-modulated radiation therapy: a case report.
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
Cutaneous eccrine porocarcinomas are uncommon malignant tumors of the sweat gland.
CASE PRESENTATION
A 76-year-old Caucasian man presented to our hospital with a left temporal mass. We describe a case of eccrine porocarcinoma with metastasis to the parotid gland with special emphasis on the role of surgical resection and adjuvant radiation therapy.
CONCLUSION
Besides surgical resection, little is known about the role of adjuvant therapy in managing eccrine porocarcinomas. Radiation therapy should be considered within a multidisciplinary approach in patients with primary or recurrent eccrine porocarcinomas.
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