title: Bone marrow relapse in primary mucinous carcinoma of skin.
abstract: Primary mucinous carcinoma of skin is a rare adnexal tumor arising from the eccrine sweat gland. The tumors grow slowly and have low rates of local recurrence and rare chances of distant metastasis. The authors report a 70-year-old man with primary mucinous skin carcinoma who had a relapse in bone marrow 19 months after initial treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiation Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Ajithkumar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nileena
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nair
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000368:Aged; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure