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Case Number : Case 2361 - 9 July 2019 Posted By: Uma Sundram

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50 year old male with scalp lesion. The cells are CK7+ GATA3+, and negative for CK20,
TTF1, CDX2, and PSA.

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Anil Patki

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Metastasis from carcinoma of male breast or salivary gland

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vincenzo

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First spot diagnosis: BENIGN TUMOR

Second spot diagnosis: a GATA3+ cutaneous tumor could be a...monomorphic mixed tumor od the skin. Difficult case, but, benign case!!!

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Krishnakumar subramanian

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benign apocrine tubular adenoma

cannot think of met looking at morphology, cannot explain the IHC

 

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Meenakshi Batrani

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could it be Polymorphous sweat gland carcinoma. Not sure of IHC

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I haven't seen a primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma yet!  It could be a possible differential, but this one looks like a benign tumor. Waiting for the diagnosis.

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Dr. Richard Carr

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I guess it's most likely a primary low grade (tubular) carcinoma eccrine ductal or apocrine is academic (although some apocrine snouts noted in the one area). I'd add p63 to look for in situ component (myoepithelial layer). I recommend complete excision with clear margin and fully body examination (for other primary) / past history? I've seen digital papillary adenocarcinomas with rather indolent scalp metastases.

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Uma Sundram

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Thanks everyone, and very insightful comments.

Benign vs malignant in skin tumors with this morphology (especially with papillary or adenomatous tumors) is extremely difficult and I very much appreciate Dr Carr's comments as that is my experience as well. We did call this a low grade adenocarcinoma and recommended full excision with full clinical work up to ensure that it isn't an unusual met. We favored primary. p63 showed myoepithelial layer around some but not all glands, hence our concern that there might be subtle invasion going on. CK7+GATA3+ IHC can be seen in both primary skin and breast. Salivary gland tumors have not been excluded with this approach and we recommended clinical work up to pursue that further. 

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