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An 80-year-old man presented with indurated reddish nodules and a subcutaneous tumor on his left axilla. Histology revealed atypical glands with decapitation secretion, which were positive for CK7 and GCDFP-15. Apocrine carcinoma was diagnosed, and treated by wide local excision and radiotherapy with 50Gy. No evidence of metastasis was observed, but 3 years later, a tumor on his right axilla, the contralateral side, developed. The tumor was resected with local lymph nodes, and the histology was consistent with apocrine carcinoma. Seven months later, metastases to right supraclavicular and mediastinum lymph nodes were noted. The cervical metastatic lesions were treated using radiotherapy with 50Gy to prevent airway obstruction. Bilateral axillary apocrine carcinoma is rare, but careful long-term observation of both axilla is needed for patients with apocrine carcinoma.Skin Research, 17: 202-205, 2018