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Microcystic adnexal carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. M. Kirkland ,
N. B. Solomons  and
N. A. Ratcliffe
P. M. Kirkland*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey.
N. B. Solomons
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
N. A. Ratcliffe
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr P. M. Kirkland, Flat 2, 17 Upper Gordon Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2HJ.
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Abstract

Microcystic adnexal carcinoma (MAC) is a rare adnexal tumour which has only recently been recognized as a separate clinicopathological entity. It typically affects the face of the middle-aged and often requires extensive surgical excision, due to its locally invasive nature. Its clinical significance is that, despite being locally invasive, MAC is typified by a lack of metastatic spread. We present a case and review of the literature.

Keywords

CarcinomaSkin appendage diseasesSweat gland neoplasms
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 7 , July 1997 , pp. 674 - 675
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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