Sweat gland carcinoma with bone and visceral metastases. Prolonged complete remission lasting 16 months as a result of chemotherapy

Sweat gland carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor considered to be radio‐ and chemo‐resistant. A case affecting a labium majorum recurred after surgical resection and was accompanied by bone and visceral metastases. After four cycles of combination chemotherapy consisting of doxorubicin, mitomycin C,...

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Published inCancer Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 170 - 172
Main Authors Piedbois, P., Breau, J. L., Morere, J. F., Israel, L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.07.1987
Wiley-Liss
Subjects
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Neoplasms - drug therapy
Bone Neoplasms - secondary
Female
Female genital diseases
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - drug therapy
Sweat Gland Neoplasms - drug therapy
Tumors
Viscera - pathology
Human
Sweat gland
Chemotherapy
Carcinoma
Metástasis
Tumor
Vulva
Female genital diseases
Viscus
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Summary:Sweat gland carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor considered to be radio‐ and chemo‐resistant. A case affecting a labium majorum recurred after surgical resection and was accompanied by bone and visceral metastases. After four cycles of combination chemotherapy consisting of doxorubicin, mitomycin C, vincristine and cisplatin, complete remission lasting 16 months and prolonged survival (50 months) were obtained. A review of the literature also is presented.
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ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19870715)60:2<170::AID-CNCR2820600208>3.0.CO;2-R