Eccrine Poroma Associated with Bowen's Disease

Abstract

Eccrine poroma was first described by Pinkus in 1956.¹Five cases were presented fulfilling the criteria for a tumor of the intraepidermal sweat duct unit. Since that time Dugas et al.²presented a case in 1957, and Knox and Spiller³presented two cases in 1958. We wish to report a case of eccrine poroma associated with Bowen's disease. <h3>Report of a Case</h3> An 83-year-old white woman, confined to her home because of a hip fracture, gave a history of a growth on one of her toes of at least three months' duration. There was a history of a scratch or trauma preceding the growth. On physical examination, there was a granulomatous, pedunculated growth approximately 1 cm. in diameter, located on the lateral surface of the right little toe. The clinical impression was granuloma pyogenicum, but the possibility of melanoma and squamous-cell epithelioma was entertained. The lesion