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Sweat gland cancer

MedGen UID:
231171
•Concept ID:
C1321904
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of sweat gland; Malignant Neoplasm of Sweat Gland; malignant neoplasm of sweat gland; Malignant Neoplasm of the Sweat Gland; malignant neoplasm of the sweat gland; Malignant Sweat Gland Neoplasm; malignant sweat gland neoplasm; Malignant Tumor of Sweat Gland; malignant tumor of sweat gland; Malignant Tumor of the Sweat Gland; malignant tumor of the sweat gland; malignant tumour of sweat gland; malignant tumour of the sweat gland; sweat gland cancer; Sweat Gland Neoplasms, Malignant; sweat gland neoplasms, malignant; Sweat gland tumor, malignant
SNOMED CT: Sweat gland tumor, malignant (32272007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002206

Definition

A malignant neoplasm that affects the sweat glands. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Current Treatment Options for Cutaneous Adnexal Malignancies.
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Curr Treat Options Oncol 2022 May;23(5):736-748. Epub 2022 Mar 26 doi: 10.1007/s11864-022-00971-3. PMID: 35347560
Challenges in diagnosis and management of a spiradenocarcinoma: a comprehensive literature review.
Wagner K, Jassal K, Lee JC, Ban EJ, Cameron R, Serpell J
ANZ J Surg 2021 Oct;91(10):1996-2001. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1111/ans.16626. PMID: 33522696
Evaluation and management of the patient with multiple syringomas: A systematic review of the literature.
Williams K, Shinkai K
J Am Acad Dermatol 2016 Jun;74(6):1234-1240.e9. Epub 2016 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.12.006. PMID: 26850654

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Diagnosis

Axillary masses as clinical manifestations of male sweat gland carcinoma associated with extramammary Paget's disease and accessory breast carcinoma: two cases report and literature review.
Wu J, Chen H, Dong J, Cao Y, Li W, Zhang F, Zeng X
World J Surg Oncol 2022 Apr 4;20(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s12957-022-02570-w. PMID: 35379255Free PMC Article
Apocrine adenocarcinoma of the eyelid: case report and literature review on management.
Rosales Santillan M, Tschen JA, Soparkar CN
Dermatol Online J 2019 May 15;25(5) PMID: 31220897

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