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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2021; 16(03): 606-609
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_452_20
Case Report

Primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma of the scalp: A rare case report

Rohit Balasubramanian
Department of Neurosurgery, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
,
Sheena Ali
Department of Neurosurgery, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
,
A Manohar
1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
,
Sangita Mehta
2   Department of Pathology, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
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Primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma of the scalp is a rare adnexal sweat gland neoplasm. It is most commonly observed over eyelids and ear canals and is often confused with dermoid and epidermoid cysts, lipomas, cutaneous metastatic lesions, or basal cell carcinomas. We describe a 66-year-old male who presented with a midline scalp lesion. He was treated surgically with a wide local excision.

Key-words:

Neck node dissection - palliative radiotherapy - primary cutaneous apocrine carcinoma - wide local excision

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Publication History

Received: 30 September 2020

Accepted: 08 April 2021

Article published online:
16 August 2022

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