A Rare Case of Sweat Gland Carcinoma of the Breast

Abstract

Abstract Sweat gland carcinoma of the skin is a rare malignancy. Malignant sweat gland carcinoma of the breast is among one of the rarer sites of sweat gland malignancies, making it a very rare entity. with few cases reported in the literature. Sweat gland malignant lesions can arise in eccrine or apocrine sweat glands present in the skin. Here we report a case of malignant sweat gland carcinoma of the breast with axillary nodal metastasis treated with surgery (modified radical mastectomy) followed by adjuvant radiation therapy in view of lymph node metastasis.