A Case of Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma on Skin of The Lateral Canthus
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 1582-1585, 2009.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To report a rare case of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from a sweat gland in the eyelid. CASE SUMMARY: A 68-year-old male presented to our hospital with a painless, superficial nodular lesion over the skin of the right lateral canthus that had slowly grown over the past two years. The patient had a history of surgical excision for three nodular lesions at the same site 5 years ago, and an excisional biopsy was mucinous adenocarcinoma with a positive margin. A systemic evaluation, including whole-body Positron Emission Tomography scan (PET), chest computerized tomography, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and colonoscopy, revealed no other abnormal lesions. Therefore, the eyelid lesion was considered a primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the skin. CONCLUSIONS: Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the eyelid can rarely metastasize. Therefore, a systemic examination is warranted to discriminate primary and metastatic adenocarcinoma and also to monitor the long-term follow-up for the evaluation of local recurrence.
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Main subject:
Organothiophosphorus Compounds
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Recurrence
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Skin
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Sweat Glands
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Thorax
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Biopsy
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Adenocarcinoma
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Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
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Colonoscopy
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Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2009
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Article