title: Invasive primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin.
abstract: An unusual case of primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin has been reported. The tumor progressed very rapidly and recurred twice within a short period after adequate local excision. It had wide spread lymph node metastases and a fatal ending. The characteristic clinical and histologic differentiation from sweat gland carcinoma has been discussed.
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*