TY - JOUR
T1 - Microcystic adnexal carcinoma
T2 - an unpredictable aggressive neoplasm.
AU - Hamm, J. C.
AU - Argenta, L. C.
AU - Swanson, N. A.
PY - 1987/8
Y1 - 1987/8
N2 - Microcystic adnexal carcinoma is a rare, locally aggressive cutaneous neoplasm that has been recently recognized as a distinct entity. Typically it appears as a papular, flesh-colored mass on the face of women patients. Because of its benign appearance, it is often present for months or years before diagnosis. Histologically, there is a paucity of mitotic figures and other criteria usually associated with aggressive lesions. In this article we discuss 3 cases of microcystic adnexal carcinoma, each presenting as a small, localized lesion but all requiring extensive surgical extirpation with margin control using the Mohs tissue resection technique.
AB - Microcystic adnexal carcinoma is a rare, locally aggressive cutaneous neoplasm that has been recently recognized as a distinct entity. Typically it appears as a papular, flesh-colored mass on the face of women patients. Because of its benign appearance, it is often present for months or years before diagnosis. Histologically, there is a paucity of mitotic figures and other criteria usually associated with aggressive lesions. In this article we discuss 3 cases of microcystic adnexal carcinoma, each presenting as a small, localized lesion but all requiring extensive surgical extirpation with margin control using the Mohs tissue resection technique.
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U2 - 10.1097/00000637-198708000-00011
DO - 10.1097/00000637-198708000-00011
M3 - Article
C2 - 3662352
AN - SCOPUS:0023393523
SN - 0148-7043
VL - 19
SP - 173
EP - 180
JO - Annals of Plastic Surgery
JF - Annals of Plastic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -