title: Rapidly growing extraocular sebaceous carcinoma occurring during pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: Sebaceous carcinoma is a very rare, aggressive, malignant tumor derived from the adnexal epithelium of sebaceous glands. It is traditionally classified into two groups: tumors arising from the ocular adnexa and those arising in extra-ocular sites. Despite the widespread anatomic distribution of sebaceous glands, extraocular sebaceous carcinoma is very rare, comprising only (1/4) of all reported cases of sebaceous carcinoma. Extraocular sebaceous carcinoma in the post-auricular region or in the external auditory canal is very rarely described in the literature. A case of a rapidly growing sebaceous carcinoma of the pinna occurring in a pregnant woman is reported here for its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Department Of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India. dr_skghosh@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Sudip Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Sandipan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Gobinda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: Arghyaprasun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery