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Digital papillary eccrine carcinoma

MedGen UID:
277955
Concept ID:
C1367789
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma
SNOMED CT: Digital papillary eccrine carcinoma of skin (254709009); Digital papillary adenocarcinoma (254709009); Papillary digital eccrine carcinoma (254709009); Digital papillary adenocarcinoma (1269405008); Aggressive digital papillary adenoma (1269405008); Eccrine papillary adenocarcinoma (1269405008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0044789

Definition

An adenocarcinoma arising from the sweat glands. Most cases present as nodular lesions on the digits, usually in the hands. It is characterized by the presence of epithelial cells in the dermis forming nodules. Cystic structures containing papillary projections are also present. It may recur and metastasize, most commonly to the lungs. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDigital papillary eccrine carcinoma

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PubMed

Rismiller K, Knackstedt TJ
Dermatol Surg 2018 Jul;44(7):911-917. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001483. PMID: 29578881

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Etiology

Yagci S, Terzi A, Albayati A, Uysal AC
Turk Patoloji Derg 2024;40(1):69-73. doi: 10.5146/tjpath.2023.01606. PMID: 37350642Free PMC Article
Rismiller K, Knackstedt TJ
Dermatol Surg 2018 Jul;44(7):911-917. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001483. PMID: 29578881
Weingertner N, Gressel A, Battistella M, Cribier B
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Sep;77(3):549-558.e1. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.02.028. PMID: 28495496
Duke WH, Sherrod TT, Lupton GP
Am J Surg Pathol 2000 Jun;24(6):775-84. doi: 10.1097/00000478-200006000-00002. PMID: 10843279
Kao GF, Helwig EB, Graham JH
J Cutan Pathol 1987 Jun;14(3):129-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1987.tb00488.x. PMID: 3301927

Diagnosis

Helal A, Canavan K, Chu J
J Hand Surg Am 2022 Oct;47(10):1020.e1-1020.e5. Epub 2021 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.07.003. PMID: 34373134
Rismiller K, Knackstedt TJ
Dermatol Surg 2018 Jul;44(7):911-917. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001483. PMID: 29578881
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
Cardoso JC, Calonje E
Histopathology 2015 Nov;67(5):589-606. Epub 2015 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/his.12767. PMID: 26114606
Boussahmain C, Mochel MC, Hoang MP
Hum Pathol 2013 Sep;44(9):1811-6. Epub 2013 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2013.02.003. PMID: 23642680

Prognosis

Rismiller K, Knackstedt TJ
Dermatol Surg 2018 Jul;44(7):911-917. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001483. PMID: 29578881
Wu H, Pimpalwar A, Diwan H, Patel KR
J Cutan Pathol 2016 Dec;43(12):1172-1178. Epub 2016 Oct 3 doi: 10.1111/cup.12804. PMID: 27535353
Le LP, Dias-Santagata D, Pawlak AC, Cosper AK, Nguyen AT, Selim MA, Deng A, Horick NK, Iafrate AJ, Mihm MC Jr, Hoang MP
PLoS One 2012;7(10):e47290. Epub 2012 Oct 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047290. PMID: 23056620Free PMC Article
Duke WH, Sherrod TT, Lupton GP
Am J Surg Pathol 2000 Jun;24(6):775-84. doi: 10.1097/00000478-200006000-00002. PMID: 10843279
Kao GF, Helwig EB, Graham JH
J Cutan Pathol 1987 Jun;14(3):129-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1987.tb00488.x. PMID: 3301927

Clinical prediction guides

Yagci S, Terzi A, Albayati A, Uysal AC
Turk Patoloji Derg 2024;40(1):69-73. doi: 10.5146/tjpath.2023.01606. PMID: 37350642Free PMC Article
Weingertner N, Gressel A, Battistella M, Cribier B
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Sep;77(3):549-558.e1. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.02.028. PMID: 28495496
Wu H, Pimpalwar A, Diwan H, Patel KR
J Cutan Pathol 2016 Dec;43(12):1172-1178. Epub 2016 Oct 3 doi: 10.1111/cup.12804. PMID: 27535353
Duke WH, Sherrod TT, Lupton GP
Am J Surg Pathol 2000 Jun;24(6):775-84. doi: 10.1097/00000478-200006000-00002. PMID: 10843279
Kao GF, Helwig EB, Graham JH
J Cutan Pathol 1987 Jun;14(3):129-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1987.tb00488.x. PMID: 3301927

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