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Extraocular Sebaceous Carcinoma on the Chest Wall – A Case Report

Authors :
Raghuveer MN
Diwakar SR
Thulasi Vasudevaiah
K Manjunath Shenoy
Source :
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp ND05-ND07 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited, 2014.

Abstract

Sebaceous carcinoma is a rare aggressive skin cancer derived from the epithelium of sebaceous glands. Sebaceous carcinomas are generally divided as ocular or extraocular locations. Very few cases of extra ocular sebaceous carcinomas have been reported till date. Among them only six cases were reported which were on the chest wall. We are hereby reporting the seventh case of sebaceous carcinoma on the chest wall. The disease exhibits diverse clinical presentations and histologic patterns, often resulting in a delay in an accurate diagnosis as it may mimic many other cutaneous malignancies like Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberance Basal Cell Carcinoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma. High degree of suspicion is required and sebaceous carcinoma should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis for an ulceroproliferative growth on the skin.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2249782X, 0973709X, and 32532962
Volume :
8
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.805b325329624a78a222db18a587453c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/8762.4452