What you need to know about sweat gland cancer

Sweat gland cancer is a malignant disease caused by the overgrowth of sweat glands under the skin. When the disease enters the stage of uncontrolled invasion, cancer cells will spread very quickly to surrounding tissues and attack lymph nodes, damaging parts of the body.

Sweat gland cancer is a disease caused by the overgrowth and uncontrolled growth of sweat glands, which has the ability to invade surrounding tissue and metastasize. Sweat gland cancer originates in the adnexal structures of the skin, initially as small nodules, progressing very slowly over a long period of time, and then suddenly increasing in size.

Until now, the cause of sweat gland cancer is still in the research of the world literature. However, some factors such as exposure to ultraviolet rays, immunosuppression are factors involved in the disease.
Ultraviolet radiation plays a role in the pathogenesis, which is why the incidence is low in darker-skinned people. In addition, it has been found that long-term use of anti-inflammatory and joint drugs also play a role in increasing the rate of this type of cancer.
Men are more likely to get cervical cancer than women, white people have the disease more often than people of color, it is mainly seen in the elderly (70 - 80 years old) having the disease higher than young people (20 - 30 years old). The disease usually occurs in middle age, about 50-60 years old.

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Most of the detected cases have a hard lump in the skin, located in the lower leg, right thigh or left thigh and shoulder arm, small tumor under the skin, stiff. Initially, the tumor may be small, not worth worrying about, but later on, the tumor grows larger, invades tissues and bones, causing severe pain for the patient,
Another characteristic, breast cancer is a metastatic cancer. very quickly to the lymph nodes, so in addition to the primary lesion, lesions of the axillary and cervical lymph nodes are usually painless. To diagnose, doctors use imaging tools such as ultrasound, chest X-ray to look for metastatic lesions. Aspiration of cells from tumor tissue or lymph nodes or surgical biopsy of the specimen also provides solid histological results.

The method of treating sweat gland cancer is surgery which is considered the most effective, especially when the disease is still localized, or has not metastasized.
The patient needs to be surgically removed from the primary tumor, accompanied by dissection of the metastatic lymph nodes. With the scars left after the biopsy need to be removed. Prophylactic lymphadenectomy is indicated for recurrent tumors or poorly differentiated histology.

When we notice that there are small tumors on the skin, or there are any unusual changes, we should visit a reputable and specialized oncology center. Prevention is also based on a moderate lifestyle, regular exercise, and limiting alcoholic beverages. To avoid causing skin infections, when going out, we should protect our bodies with masks, do not wear too revealing clothes, avoid toxic radiation that has the opportunity to contact the skin, wear light-colored clothes to help prevent skin infections. reduce radiation absorption, should limit going in the sun from about ten in the morning to three in the afternoon. In eating, choose a lot of vegetables, vitamins, add enough water daily to maintain the health and resistance of the skin. Any questions that need to be answered by a specialist doctor as well as customers wishing to be examined and treated at Vinmec International General Hospital, you can contact Vinmec Health System nationwide or register online. online HERE.
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