MALIGNANT ADNEXAL TUMOR - ECCRINE HIDRADENOMA - A CASE REPORT

A 55 year old male patient presented with a swelling with ulceroproliferative lesion over left thigh with left inguinal lymphadenopathy for 8 months. Clinically it appeared to be squamous cell carcinoma. Fine needle aspiration cytology surprisingly revealed a malignant adnexal tumor which was confirmed by wedge biopsy. Metastatic work up done and the Patient was treated with wide local excision and left ilio-inguinal block dissection with post operative Radiotherapy. Post operative histopathology revealed an Eccrine hidradenocarcinoma. The case is presented for its rarity, as Eccrine carcinoma accounts for only 0.005 percent of all skin cancers.