title: Microcystic adnexal carcinoma in a non-Caucasian patient: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Microcystic adnexal carcinoma (MAC) is extremely rare among Asians, with the majority of cases presenting in Caucasian individuals. The current study describes the case of a 38-year-old Chinese woman who presented with a 10 year history of a mass in the upper lip. A biopsy resulted in a diagnosis of MAC. The patient underwent complete surgical resection and the tumor was successfully excised. During 6 months of follow-up, there was no evidence of recurrence. To the best of our knowledge, the present case is the first Chinese case to be reported in the English literature, and is presented with the aim of increasing the awareness and aiding in the management of MAC in non-Caucasian populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hainan Province People's Hospital, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jingxin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Hainan Province People's Hospital, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shiping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hainan Province People's Hospital, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jimin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hainan Province People's Hospital, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Tianan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hainan Province People's Hospital, Haikou, Hainan 570311, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Weizhong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: microcystic adnexal carcinoma; upper lip