Microcystic adnexal carcinoma: an unpredictable aggressive neoplasm.
Microcystic adnexal carcinoma is a rare, locally aggressive cutaneous neoplasm that has been recently recognized as a distinct entity. Typically it appears as a papular, flesh-colored mass on the face of women patients. Because of its benign appearance, it is often present for months or years before diagnosis. Histologically, there is a paucity of mitotic figures and other criteria usually associated with aggressive lesions. In this article we discuss 3 cases of microcystic adnexal carcinoma, each presenting as a small, localized lesion but all requiring extensive surgical extirpation with margin control using the Mohs tissue resection technique.
Hamm
J C
JC
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109.
Argenta
L C
LC
Swanson
N A
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D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*