Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Jun 2015)

Microcystic adnexal carcinoma simulating scarring alopecia

  • Maria Christina Marques Nogueira Castanon,
  • Sandra Maria Gasparete Casali,
  • Raul Fernando Binato Lamim,
  • Marina Vieira Nagahama,
  • Camila Bastos Xavier Vassimon Silva,
  • Rafael Guerra Nannetti de Carvalho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153445
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 90, no. 3 suppl 1
pp. 36 – 38

Abstract

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AbstractThe microcystic adnexal carcinoma is a rare, locally aggressive malignant adnexal neoplasm associated with signifi cant morbidity. It is often underdiagnosed due to clinical and histopathological resemblance with other cutaneous neoplasms and / or a combination of lack of familiarity associated with inadequate samples. We report a case with clinical hypothesis of scarring alopecia and histopathological diagnosis of microcystic adnexal carcinoma with favorable outcome in a follow-up of eleven years, after surgical treatment.

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