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Sweat Gland Tubular Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
365243
•Concept ID:
C1883403
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Sweat Gland Tubular Adenocarcinoma

Definition

An aggressive adenocarcinoma that arises from the sweat glands. It usually presents as a firm, erythematous nodular lesion in the axilla. Morphologically, it is characterized by the presence of tubular structures and apocrine differentiation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSweat Gland Tubular Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Aggressive Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma: Population-Based Analysis of Incidence, Demographics, Treatment, and Outcomes.
Rismiller K, Knackstedt TJ
Dermatol Surg 2018 Jul;44(7):911-917. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001483. PMID: 29578881
Cutaneous Sweat Gland Carcinomas with Basaloid Differentiation: An Update with Emphasis on Differential Diagnoses.
Flux K, Brenn T
Clin Lab Med 2017 Sep;37(3):587-601. Epub 2017 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2017.05.006. PMID: 28802502
Atypical apocrine adenosis diagnosed on breast core biopsy: implications for management.
Calhoun BC, Booth CN
Hum Pathol 2014 Oct;45(10):2130-5. Epub 2014 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2014.06.010. PMID: 25106711

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sweat Gland Tumors Arising on Acral Sites: A Molecular Survey.
Kervarrec T, Tallet A, Macagno N, de la Fouchardière A, Pissaloux D, Tirode F, Bravo IG, Nicolas A, Baulande S, Sohier P, Balme B, Osio A, Jullie ML, Moulonguet I, Bonsang B, Tournier E, Herfs M, Frouin E, Zidan A, Calonje E, Berthon P, Touzé A, Seris A, Mortier L, Jouary T, Cribier B, Battistella M
Am J Surg Pathol 2023 Oct 1;47(10):1096-1107. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002098. PMID: 37505808
Porocarcinoma: a review.
Joshy J, Mistry K, Levell NJ, van Bodegraven B, Vernon S, Rajan N, Craig P, Venables ZC
Clin Exp Dermatol 2022 Jun;47(6):1030-1035. Epub 2022 Mar 20 doi: 10.1111/ced.15126. PMID: 35149987
Endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Froehlich MH, Conti KR, Norris II, Allensworth JJ, Ufkes NA, Nguyen SA, Bruner ET, Cook J, Day TA
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 Jun;33(4):2182-2191. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2021.1937479. PMID: 34057875
Squamoid Eccrine Ductal Carcinoma.
Svoboda SA, Rush PS, Garofola CJ, Grider DJ, Prickett KA, Phillips MA
Cutis 2021 Jun;107(6):E5-E9. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0280. PMID: 34314321
Do not break a sweat: avoiding pitfalls in the diagnosis of sweat gland tumors.
Brenn T
Mod Pathol 2020 Jan;33(Suppl 1):25-41. Epub 2019 Sep 26 doi: 10.1038/s41379-019-0377-7. PMID: 31558783

Diagnosis

Sweat Gland Tumors Arising on Acral Sites: A Molecular Survey.
Kervarrec T, Tallet A, Macagno N, de la Fouchardière A, Pissaloux D, Tirode F, Bravo IG, Nicolas A, Baulande S, Sohier P, Balme B, Osio A, Jullie ML, Moulonguet I, Bonsang B, Tournier E, Herfs M, Frouin E, Zidan A, Calonje E, Berthon P, Touzé A, Seris A, Mortier L, Jouary T, Cribier B, Battistella M
Am J Surg Pathol 2023 Oct 1;47(10):1096-1107. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002098. PMID: 37505808
Porocarcinoma: a review.
Joshy J, Mistry K, Levell NJ, van Bodegraven B, Vernon S, Rajan N, Craig P, Venables ZC
Clin Exp Dermatol 2022 Jun;47(6):1030-1035. Epub 2022 Mar 20 doi: 10.1111/ced.15126. PMID: 35149987
Squamoid Eccrine Ductal Carcinoma.
Svoboda SA, Rush PS, Garofola CJ, Grider DJ, Prickett KA, Phillips MA
Cutis 2021 Jun;107(6):E5-E9. doi: 10.12788/cutis.0280. PMID: 34314321
Hidradenocarcinoma.
de Lima AA, Santos M, de Morais PM, Rodrigues CAC
An Bras Dermatol 2021 Mar-Apr;96(2):251-253. Epub 2021 Feb 5 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2020.03.023. PMID: 33597101Free PMC Article
Update on Malignant Sweat Gland Tumors.
van der Horst MPJ, Brenn T
Surg Pathol Clin 2017 Jun;10(2):383-397. Epub 2017 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2017.01.010. PMID: 28477887

Therapy

Photodynamic therapy for extramammary Paget's disease: A systematic review of the literature.
Shim PJ, Zeitouni NC
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020 Sep;31:101911. Epub 2020 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101911. PMID: 32645437
Central Nervous System-Invading Eccrine Gland Carcinoma: A Clinicopathologic Case Series and Literature Review.
Gupta S, Hulsbergen AFC, Segar DJ, Hauser BM, Bernstock JD, Nazarian RM, Lawrence DP, Nahed BV, Broekman MLD, Smith TR
World Neurosurg 2020 Jun;138:e17-e25. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.111. PMID: 32142948
Overlooked adenocarcinoma of the scalp.
Elefteriou-Kokolis E, Danielsen R, Kokolis RN
JAAPA 2018 Dec;31(12):27-28. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000545067.78849.80. PMID: 30489387
Post-brachytherapy wound.
Gardner S
Br J Nurs 2017 Nov 8;26(Sup20a):S16-S17. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2017.26.Sup20a.S16. PMID: 29144783
Facial sweat gland carcinoma metastasizing to neck nodes: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
Daniel SJ, Nader R, Kost K, Hüttner I
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001 Dec;127(12):1495-8. doi: 10.1001/archotol.127.12.1495. PMID: 11735822

Prognosis

Gene fusions in poroma, porocarcinoma and related adnexal skin tumours: An update.
Kervarrec T, Pissaloux D, Tirode F, de la Fouchardière A, Sohier P, Frouin E, Hamard A, Houben R, Schrama D, Barlier A, Cribier B, Battistella M, Macagno N
Histopathology 2024 Jan;84(2):266-278. Epub 2023 Aug 23 doi: 10.1111/his.15023. PMID: 37609771
Porocarcinoma: a review.
Joshy J, Mistry K, Levell NJ, van Bodegraven B, Vernon S, Rajan N, Craig P, Venables ZC
Clin Exp Dermatol 2022 Jun;47(6):1030-1035. Epub 2022 Mar 20 doi: 10.1111/ced.15126. PMID: 35149987
Update on Molecular Genetic Alterations of Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasms.
Hile G, Harms PW
Surg Pathol Clin 2021 Jun;14(2):251-272. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2021.03.004. PMID: 34023104
Do not break a sweat: avoiding pitfalls in the diagnosis of sweat gland tumors.
Brenn T
Mod Pathol 2020 Jan;33(Suppl 1):25-41. Epub 2019 Sep 26 doi: 10.1038/s41379-019-0377-7. PMID: 31558783
Mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma of the eyelid: diagnostic and prognostic considerations.
Hoguet A, Warrow D, Milite J, McCormick SA, Maher E, Della Rocca R, Della Rocca D, Goldbaum A, Milman T
Am J Ophthalmol 2013 Mar;155(3):585-592.e2. Epub 2012 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.09.030. PMID: 23218693

Clinical prediction guides

Sweat Gland Tumors Arising on Acral Sites: A Molecular Survey.
Kervarrec T, Tallet A, Macagno N, de la Fouchardière A, Pissaloux D, Tirode F, Bravo IG, Nicolas A, Baulande S, Sohier P, Balme B, Osio A, Jullie ML, Moulonguet I, Bonsang B, Tournier E, Herfs M, Frouin E, Zidan A, Calonje E, Berthon P, Touzé A, Seris A, Mortier L, Jouary T, Cribier B, Battistella M
Am J Surg Pathol 2023 Oct 1;47(10):1096-1107. Epub 2023 Jul 31 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002098. PMID: 37505808
NECTIN4 expression in sebaceous and sweat gland carcinoma.
Ito T, Hashimoto H, Tanaka Y, Tanegashima K, Murata M, Oda Y, Kaku-Ito Y
Eur J Dermatol 2022 Apr 1;32(2):181-186. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2022.4241. PMID: 35866909
Endocrine Mucin-Producing Sweat Gland Carcinoma: Emerging Evidence of Multicentric Cutaneous Origin and Occasional Concurrence With Analogous Breast Tumors.
Ravi PY, Walsh NM, Archibald C, Pasternak S
Am J Dermatopathol 2022 May 1;44(5):321-326. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002132. PMID: 35170475
Do not break a sweat: avoiding pitfalls in the diagnosis of sweat gland tumors.
Brenn T
Mod Pathol 2020 Jan;33(Suppl 1):25-41. Epub 2019 Sep 26 doi: 10.1038/s41379-019-0377-7. PMID: 31558783
Dermoscopy of Adnexal Tumors.
Zaballos P, Gómez-Martín I, Martin JM, Bañuls J
Dermatol Clin 2018 Oct;36(4):397-412. Epub 2018 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2018.05.007. PMID: 30201149

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of periungual eccrine neoplasms.
Rao EM, Knackstedt TJ
Int J Dermatol 2022 Jul;61(7):812-820. Epub 2021 Sep 8 doi: 10.1111/ijd.15893. PMID: 34494261
Endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Froehlich MH, Conti KR, Norris II, Allensworth JJ, Ufkes NA, Nguyen SA, Bruner ET, Cook J, Day TA
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 Jun;33(4):2182-2191. Epub 2022 Mar 25 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2021.1937479. PMID: 34057875
Photodynamic therapy for extramammary Paget's disease: A systematic review of the literature.
Shim PJ, Zeitouni NC
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020 Sep;31:101911. Epub 2020 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101911. PMID: 32645437
Eccrine Porocarcinoma: New Insights and a Systematic Review of the Literature.
Nazemi A, Higgins S, Swift R, In G, Miller K, Wysong A
Dermatol Surg 2018 Oct;44(10):1247-1261. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001566. PMID: 29894433
Primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes after surgery.
Kamalpour L, Brindise RT, Nodzenski M, Bach DQ, Veledar E, Alam M
JAMA Dermatol 2014 Apr;150(4):380-4. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.6006. PMID: 24452370

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