Primary cutaneous cribriform apocrine carcinoma: Case report and literature review

Primary cutaneous cribriform apocrine carcinoma is a rare but distinct variant of primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma and it is considered a low grade malignancy. We herein present a case of primary cutaneous cribriform apocrine carcinoma at the neck of a 26-year-old female. The tumor features a re...

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Published in:Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology venereology, and leprology, 2018-09, Vol.84 (5), p.569-572
Main Authors: Wu, Jiann-Der, Changchien, Chih-Hsuan, Liao, Kai-Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis
Adult
Antigens
Apocrine Glands - pathology
Case reports
Case studies
Cytoplasm
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gangrene
Head and neck cancer
Human papillomavirus
Humans
Literature reviews
Metastasis
Polymerase chain reaction
Smooth muscle
Stains & staining
Sweat Gland Neoplasms - complications
Sweat Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis
Transcription factors
Tumors
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Summary:Primary cutaneous cribriform apocrine carcinoma is a rare but distinct variant of primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma and it is considered a low grade malignancy. We herein present a case of primary cutaneous cribriform apocrine carcinoma at the neck of a 26-year-old female. The tumor features a relatively well-circumscribed border and multiple aggregations of mildly pleomorphic epithelial cells with large ovoid nuclei, small nucleoli and abundant eosinophilic cytoplasms. Cribriform and tubular structures are the major architectural patterns. The primary differential diagnosis is cutaneous metastasis from a cribriform visceral carcinoma; others include primary secretory carcinoma of the skin, adenoid cystic basal cell carcinoma and primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma.
ISSN:0378-6323
0973-3922
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_830_16