A rare extraocular sebaceous carcinoma mimicking primary ectopic breast cancer

A rare extraocular sebaceous carcinoma mimicking primary ectopic breast cancer

Sebaceous carcinoma (SC) is an aggressive malignancy derived from the sebaceous glands. SC is divided into two categories, ocular and extraocular. Extraocular SC is quite rare, and is also associated with the Muir-Torre syndrome, which is regarded as a subtype of Lynch syndrome.Here, we report a rar...

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Main Authors: Yuri Noda, Yuko Nakanishi, Ayaka Izui, Hiroyo Takahashi, Chiya Oshiro, Hideo Inaji, Masaru Yamasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Human Pathology: Case Reports
Subjects:
Extraocular sebaceous carcinoma
Sebaceous carcinoma
Immunohistochemistry
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221433002030064X
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Summary:Sebaceous carcinoma (SC) is an aggressive malignancy derived from the sebaceous glands. SC is divided into two categories, ocular and extraocular. Extraocular SC is quite rare, and is also associated with the Muir-Torre syndrome, which is regarded as a subtype of Lynch syndrome.Here, we report a rare case of extraocular SC in the axilla in a 79-year-old woman that mimicked primary ectopic breast cancer.
ISSN:2214-3300

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