Large cutaneous apocrine carcinoma occurring on right thigh aggravated after moxa treatment

Apocrine adenocarcinoma of the head and neck district: Our experience with two cases

INTRODUCTION

Apocrine adenocarcinoma (AA) is a rare gland cancer that appears in the elderly, especially males. Surgery is considered the first option for the management of this tumor.

CASE PRESENTATION

We report two cases of AA that occurred at our Unit of Maxillofacial Surgery. Precisely a case of a woman with AA with a usual presence at the eyelid level and a case of a man with AA with an unusual presence at the neck level.

DISCUSSION

This cancer generally arises in some specific areas of the body that present high concentrations of apocrine glands (such as in Case No.2). But it can also occur in less typical areas, such as the neck (such as in Case No.1).

CONCLUSION

We discuss the surgical management of our cases: both based on our experience and literature data, we recommend extensive surgical excision.

Metastatic cutaneous apocrine adenocarcinoma successfully treated with systemic anti-androgen therapy-A case report

Primary cutaneous apocrine adenocarcinoma (PCAC) is an extremely rare neoplasm involving the sweat glands. Due to a lack of cases, there is no consensus for the systemic treatment of locally advanced or metastatic PCAC. Anti-androgen therapy may have activity in inoperable or metastatic PCAC with high androgen receptor (AR) expression.

Primary apocrine carcinoma of the axilla in a male patient: a case report

Primary apocrine sweat gland carcinoma is a rare neoplasm. It is usually slow growing and is often suspected to be a benign disease at initial assessment. A thorough clinical and histological workup is required for diagnosis. Treatment of choice is wide local excision with clear margins.