Squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma of the scalp

Hsien Chan; Vicki Howard; Denis Moir; Delwyn Dyall-Smith

doi:10.1111/ajd.12309

Squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma of the scalp

Australas J Dermatol. 2016 Aug;57(3):e117-9. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12309. Epub 2015 Mar 6.

Authors

Hsien Chan^{1

2}, Vicki Howard³, Denis Moir³, Delwyn Dyall-Smith²

Affiliations

¹ Skin and Cancer Foundation, Sydney, Australia.
² Riverina Dermatology, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Douglass, Hanly, Moir Pathology, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 25752474
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12309

Abstract

An 85-year-old man presented with an ulcerated pruritic nodule on the scalp. Histology of a deep curette specimen showed the typical features of a squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma: superficial squamous differentiation and deep ductal structures.

Keywords: azathioprine.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Biopsy, Needle
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Eccrine Glands / pathology*
Epithelial Cells / pathology
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Pruritus / diagnosis
Pruritus / etiology
Rare Diseases
Risk Assessment
Scalp Dermatoses / diagnosis
Scalp Dermatoses / etiology
Sweat Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis
Sweat Gland Neoplasms / pathology*
Sweat Gland Neoplasms / surgery*
Treatment Outcome