title: Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the skin.
abstract: We report a case of primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the skin in a 44-year-old Brazilian man that was present for 6 years with no metastasis. It is a rare malignant neoplasm of the eccrine gland. Metastases have been found in a few cases, usually to the lungs or lymph nodes. This neoplasm microscopically presents with large nests of cells with adenoid or cribriform features and many epithelial small solid islands. Histopathologic analysis is necessary for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitrio Clementino Fraga Filho, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo Henrique Jorge
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lago
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piñeiro-Maceira
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramos-e-Silva
authors.forename: Sueli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carneiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery