Ann Dermatol.  2016 Oct;28(5):669-670. 10.5021/ad.2016.28.5.669.

Primary Cutaneous Apocrine Carcinoma

• Loh SH
• Oh YJ
• Lew BL
• Sim WY

• KMID: 2382904
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2016.28.5.669

Abstract

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Figure

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  Fig. 1 The 1.2×1.0 cm sized flesh to reddish colored pedunculated nodule on the right axilla.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Scanning view of the specimen. (B) Specimen showed a well-to-moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma located in the dermis containing ductal and glandular structures with apocrine features (H&E, ×100). (C) Dense cellular nests were composed of cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, vesicular nuclei and central large nucleoli. Some lumen showed decapitation (H&E, ×200).

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