Papillary Cancer

Studies from J. Frey et al add new findings in the area of papillary cancer

Published in Blood Weekly, March 5th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma (ADPAca) is a rare, underreported, and often misdiagnosed malignant tumor of the sweat glands most commonly Occurring in males in their fifties to seventies. We report two cases of ADPAca with important clinical implications."

"A 54-year-old man presented 3 years after digit amputation for ADPAca with new blue nodules on his arm, lymphadenopathy, and a lung nodule; lie was diagnosed with and treated for metastatic ADPAca. He underwent chemotherapy, but died 4 months later. A 15-year-old boy presented with an enlarging tumor on his finger occurring after a trauma 3 years earlier....

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-03-05)

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