Primary cutaneous mucoepidermal carcinoma

Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma of shin

Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma (PCACC) is a rare variant of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) which originates from the skin adnexa, most probably eccrine and apocrine glands. This tumor has a head and neck predilection and also occurs in the chest, abdomen, back, and perineum. We hereby present a 63-year-old man with PCACC located on the shin. No previous similar case has been reporte...

Primary Cutaneous Apocrine Carcinoma

Vol. 28, No. 5, 2016 669 Received December 2, 2014, Revised September 18, 2015, Accepted for publication October 6, 2015 Corresponding author: Bark-Lynn Lew, Department of Dermatology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892 Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 05278, Korea. Tel: 82-2-440-7329, Fax: 82-2-440-7336, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under th...

Primary cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Primary cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare disease entity. Only around 20 cases have been reported so far. Herein, we present two cases for better understanding of the condition: A 74-year-old lady with a low-grade primary cutaneous MEC at her right external auditory ear canal was treated with surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy. The patient developed recurrence five mo...

Primary Cutaneous Neuroendocrine Carcinoma , Merkel Cell Carcinoma .

Primary cutaneous adenoid carcinoma of the scalp

Primary adenoid carcinoma are rare skin tumors. We present a 75-year-old female with this primary cutaneous tumor of the scalp with additional bone involvement. Wide scalp excision with bone enclosure, latissimus-dorsi-free-flap defect overage, and subsequent radiation slowed down the disease but could not prevent further skull infiltration.