title: Low-grade sebaceous carcinoma presenting on the leg.
abstract: We present herein the case of an 80-year-old woman with a keratotic plaque measuring 1.4x1.3 cm on the left popliteal fossa. The plaque was resected and diagnosed on microscopic examination as low-grade sebaceous carcinoma. Sebaceous carcinoma on the leg seems extremely rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Division of Surgical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. sumihisa-imakado@triton.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Sumihisa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imakado
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053552:Keratin-7 / Q000378:metabolism; D007866:Leg; D018396:Mucin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D053552:Keratin-7; D018396:Mucin-1