Recurrent adenoid cystic carcinoma of the scalp treated with mohs micrographic surgery.
Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare skin neoplasm with a high potential for recurrence after local excision. We present a case of a 45-year-old white female with recurrent primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma of the scalp. The tumor was resected with Mohs surgery in two stages and defect repaired with split-thickness skin graft. There has been no recurrence of the tumor in the 12-month follow-up period.
Krunic
Aleksandar L
AL
Section of Dermatology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. sasakrun@hotmail.com
Kim
Sang
S
Medenica
Maria
M
Laumann
Anne E
AE
Soltani
Keyoumars
K
Shaw
James C
JC
D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods