title: Recurrent apocrine carcinoma of the scrotum: a case report.
abstract: Apocrine carcinoma is a rare tumor of the skin that typically arises in areas rich in apocrine glands, such as axilla and perineum. The main differential diagnosis is a metastasis from a primary apocrine carcinoma of the breast. Several authors have attempted to define morphological and immunohistochemical parameters to differentiate metastasis from primary apocrine carcinoma of the skin, but none of these had been demonstrated to be reliable markers. Here, we report a case of primary apocrine carcinoma of the scrotum that relapsed three times within a few years, without any clinical or radiological evidence of any other tumor of breast or other sites.
authors.affiliation: Urology Unit, Surgical Department, University Hospital of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Campobasso
authors.affiliation: Surgical Pathology Unit, Oncology, Hematology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Parma, Italy. Electronic address: elenathai@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thai
authors.affiliation: Urology Unit, Surgical Department, University Hospital of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.affiliation: Urology Unit, Surgical Department, University Hospital of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ziglioli
authors.affiliation: Urology Unit, Surgical Department, University Hospital of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Maestroni
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Italian Diagnostic Center (CDI), Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fellegara
authors.affiliation: Surgical Pathology Unit, Oncology, Hematology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ricci
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Apocrine; Recurrence; Scrotum