Endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma of the eyelid - A diagnostic challenge

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2024 Apr 1;67(2):456-458. doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_278_21. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

Abstract

Skin adnexal or sweat gland neoplasms are rare adnexal tumors that pose a diagnostic challenge for both ophthalmologists and pathologists. Endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma (EMPSGC) is an uncommon low grade carcinoma of eccrine ducts with a predilection to occur in the periocular region in the elderly female. We present a rare case of 65-year-old healthy male who presented with a lobulated mass in the left eye lower lid, clinically suspected as sebaceous gland carcinoma, diagnosed as endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma histopathologically.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eyelid Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Eyelid Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Eyelids / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Mucins*
  • Sweat Gland Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Sweat Gland Neoplasms* / pathology

Substances

  • Mucins