Eccrine squamous syringometaplasia secondary to cutaneous extravasation of docetaxel: report of three cases

J Cutan Pathol. 2013 Mar;40(3):326-9. doi: 10.1111/cup.12041. Epub 2012 Nov 21.

Abstract

Eccrine squamous syringometaplasia is characterized by the metaplasia of cuboidal epithelial cells of the eccrine sweat ducts into squamous epithelial cells. It has been associated with several conditions including chemotherapy-related bilateral dermatitis, an entity that can take place in body areas rich in eccrine glands, as well as in acral erythema related to chemotherapy. Only a few cases because of cutaneous extravasation of chemotherapy have been previously reported. We report three cases of eccrine squamous syringometaplasia secondary to extravasation of docetaxel.

Keywords: chemotherapy extravasation; docetaxel; eccrine squamous syringometaplasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / adverse effects
  • Docetaxel
  • Drug Eruptions* / complications
  • Drug Eruptions* / metabolism
  • Drug Eruptions* / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metaplasia
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin* / metabolism
  • Skin* / pathology
  • Sweat Gland Diseases* / etiology
  • Sweat Gland Diseases* / metabolism
  • Sweat Gland Diseases* / pathology
  • Taxoids* / administration & dosage
  • Taxoids* / adverse effects

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Taxoids
  • Docetaxel