Abstract
Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin is a rare malignant tumour originating from the sweat glands. It is often misdiagnosed clinically since it has an uncharacteristic and variable presentation, and microscopically because it resembles a cutaneous metastasis from the more frequent mucinous adenocarcinomas of the colon, mammae, lungs and ovaries. The tumour often recurs, but mortality is low. We present a case with regional lymph node metastases five years after excision of the primary tumour.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / pathology*
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / secondary
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / surgery
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology*
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / secondary
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
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Humans
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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Middle Aged
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Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
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Skin Neoplasms / secondary
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Skin Neoplasms / surgery
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Sweat Gland Neoplasms / pathology
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Sweat Gland Neoplasms / secondary
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Sweat Gland Neoplasms / surgery