Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma | |
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Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma (PCACC) of the right lower eyelid of a 52-year-old male. The micrograph shows cells covering cystic spaces showing arrangement in two cell layers (H&E staining, magnification ×40). | |
Specialty | Dermatology |
Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma is a cutaneous condition characterized by a tumor that usually presents on the chest, scalp, or vulva of middle- to older-aged persons. [1]: 670
Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinomas have been misinterpreted as metastatic lesions. [2]
It was characterized in 1975. [3]