Primary mucinous carcinoma of skin with a trichoadenomatous component: A rare case report

Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin is a rare subtype of eccrine sweat gland tumors. Differentiating it from metastatic adenocarcinomas is important in the management of this condition. We report the case of a 55-year-old female presenting with a painless nodule, which was subsequently diagnosed...

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Published in:Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology venereology, and leprology, 2019-03, Vol.85 (2), p.171-174
Main Authors: Kavitha, Athota, Kavya, Chennamsetty, Sneha, Kovi, Teja, Chennamsetty
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - pathology
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - surgery
Biopsy, Needle
Cancer metastasis
Carcinoma
Care and treatment
Case reports
CAT scans
Colonoscopy
Dehydrogenases
Dermatologic Surgical Procedures - methods
Diagnosis
Diagnostic imaging
Eccrine Glands - pathology
Excision (Surgery)
Exocrine glands
Face
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Mammography
Metastasis
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology
Neoplasm Staging
Rare Diseases
Skin
Skin cancer
Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
Tomography
Treatment Outcome
Tumors
Women
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Summary:Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin is a rare subtype of eccrine sweat gland tumors. Differentiating it from metastatic adenocarcinomas is important in the management of this condition. We report the case of a 55-year-old female presenting with a painless nodule, which was subsequently diagnosed as primary mucinous carcinoma of skin with a trichoadenomatous component. The possibility of a metastatic adenocarcinoma was ruled out by performing ultrasound abdomen, total body computed tomography, mammogram and colonoscopy.
ISSN:0378-6323
0973-3922
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_217_17