Publication: Mucinous Carcinoma of the Skin: A Case Report
Date
2022
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract
Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin is a rare malignant neoplasm showing predilection to the periorbital region. These tumours are indolent and low-grade, with a tendency for local, sometimes multiple, recurrences. Distinguishing between these primary neoplasms and the more frequent metastatic mucinous deposits on the skin from primaries in the breast and gastrointestinal tract constitutes a diagnostic dilemma. In this case report, we have put forth the findings of a 70-year-old male who presented with a slow-growing periorbital swelling and was subsequently diagnosed with mucinous adenocarcinoma. An extensive workup in search of another primary tumour failed to show a primary malignancy elsewhere and the diagnosis of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the skin was rendered.
Description
Adarsh Kumar Jhunjhunwala
Department of Pathology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5501-5849
Dilasma Gharti Magar
Department of Pathology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Dipesh Upreti
Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Niku Thapa
Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Arnab Ghosh
Department of Pathology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal
Sushma Thapa
Department of Pathology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Sudeep Regmi
Department of Pathology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Bishowdeep Timilsina
Department of Surgery, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Keywords
Case reports, Mucinous carcinoma, Nepal, Sialomucins