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Primary Cutaneous Mucinous Carcinoma with Extramammary Paget’s Disease: Eccrine or Apocrine?
- Source :
- Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine, Vol 52, Iss 4, Pp 238-242 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2018.
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Abstract
- Primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma (PCMC) is an uncommon tumor of the sweat gland origin. The occurrence of PCMC is mostly in middle-aged and older patients, with a slight male predominance. Most cases of PCMC arise on the head, with a preference for eyelids. The histogenesis of PCMC, whether eccrine or apocrine, remains controversial. We report a rare case of PCMC with secondary extramammary Paget’s disease in the groin of a 75-year-old man, which favored an apocrine origin. Furthermore, based on a review of the literature, we provide several histologic clues that can be used to differentiate PCMC from metastatic mucinous carcinoma.
Details
- Language :
- English, Korean
- ISSN :
- 23837837 and 23837845
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.21fcbeae235043fdbe1d71f24c5fac15
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2017.11.21