Apocrine carcinoma

Apocrine carcinoma is a cancer of a sweat gland.  Apocrine carcionoma most often develops under the arm (the axilla), but it can develop on the scalp or other parts of the body.^[1][2]  The cause of apocrine carcinoma is unknown.  Apocrine carcinoma usually appears as a single, small, painless bump (nodule) that can vary in color and slowly increases in size.^[1][2]  The average age at the time of diagnosis is 62 years of age, and twice as many men are affected than women.^[2]  Most apocrine carcinomas can be treated and are not fatal.^[2][3]  Treatment of apocrine carcinoma is surgery to remove as much of the cancer as possible.^[1][2][3]  Additional treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy have been used to treat this condition, but the usefulness of these treatments is unproven.^[3]

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• Do you have any information or case studies about a diagnosis of invasive apocrine carcinoma of axillary skin? I can't find much information about this rare disease. See answer