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Primary apocrine carcinoma of scalp: Report of primary scalp cutaneous apocrine carcinoma indistinguishable from cutaneous metastasis of breast carcinoma

  • Han Koo Kim
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    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 224-1 Heuksuk-Dong, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul 156-755, Korea
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    Kun Il Chung
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    Bo Young Park
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    Tae Hui Bae
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    Woo Seob Kim
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    Tae Jin Lee
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Published:November 28, 2011DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2011.11.001

      Summary

      Cutaneous apocrine carcinoma (CAC) is a rare adnexal tumor. Its histological diagnosis criteria are not standardized, and it is difficult to distinguish apocrine carcinoma from metastasis of breast carcinoma. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman who suffered from scalp apocrine carcinoma that was first misdiagnosed as a cutaneous metastasis from breast adenocarcinoma.

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