Undifferentiated sebaceous carcinoma: an unusual childhood cancer.
Sebaceous carcinoma is an aggressive, adnexal, rare malignant tumor that may arise in ocular or extra-ocular sites. Extraorbital sebaceous carcinoma is exceptional in childhood. We report a 12-year-old boy with an ocular sebaceous carcinoma who was first seen with an asymptomatic firm, cutaneous nodule on the right eyebrow. The tumor developed slowly within 1 year. Histologically, it was an undifferentiated sebaceous carcinoma. The patient had surgery with wide surgical margins. He was alive and free from disease at a follow-up of 34 months. Close follow-up of this tumor is recommended because of the risk of aggressive behavior.
Mebazaa
Amel
A
Department of Dermatology, Farhat Hached hospital, Sousse University, Sousse, Tunisia.
Boussofara
Lobna
L
Trabelsi
Amel
A
Denguezli
Mohamed
M
Sriha
Badreddine
B
Belajouza
Colandane
C
Nouira
Rafia
R
D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002648:Child; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018294:Neoplasms, Adnexal and Skin Appendage / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery