title: Sebaceous gland carcinoma of the right flank.
abstract: Extraocular sebaceous gland carcinoma is a rare cutaneous malignancy which sometimes can grow rapidly. There is no proven effective treatment for metastatic disease, but the tumor can be successfully treated by surgery if diagnosed early. We report an 83-year-old gentleman with a rapidly growing sebaceous gland carcinoma of the right flank which was initially misdiagnosed as a vascular malformation. By the time he was referred, he had widespread metastatic disease and was a candidate for palliative radiation only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. jmswick@gmail.com
authors.forename: Julie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Swick
authors.forename: Pearon G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010166:Palliative Care; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology