title: Local recurrence of a primary carcinoid of the skin: a first case report.
abstract: Primary carcinoid tumors of the skin are exceptional, with only ten cases reported from 1975 to date. We describe a case of a 66-year-old woman with a primary cutaneous carcinoid developed on the scalp. The tumor was completely excised and clinical investigations as well as diagnostic studies failed to reveal internal primary site, neither at the time of the excision, neither during follow-up. Nevertheless, 7 years after the surgical excision, she developed a recurrence of the lesion on the same site. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a primary relapsing carcinoid of the skin described up to now. Interestingly, the tumour expresses estroprogestinic receptors.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dermatology, University of Piemonte Orientale &quot;Amedeo Avogadro&quot;, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celasco
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dermatology, University of Piemonte Orientale &quot;Amedeo Avogadro&quot;, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Veronese
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dermatology, University of Piemonte Orientale &quot;Amedeo Avogadro&quot;, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meli
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dermatology, University of Piemonte Orientale &quot;Amedeo Avogadro&quot;, Novara, Italy - elisa.zavattaro@med.uniupo.it.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zavattaro
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dermatology, University of Piemonte Orientale &quot;Amedeo Avogadro&quot;, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giorgione
authors.affiliation: Unit of Pathology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale &quot;Amedeo Avogadro&quot;, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dermatology, University of Piemonte Orientale &quot;Amedeo Avogadro&quot;, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Colombo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery