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Ductopapillary apocrine carcinoma of the eyelid metastatic to the parotid gland: Report of a case diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration biopsy
Author(s) -
Akhtar Israh,
Ispas Cristina Luminita,
Flowers Rhyne,
Siddiqi Anwer,
Young LaFarra,
Donnellan Kimberly A.,
Heard Ken,
Baliga Mithra
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.20956
Subject(s) - medicine , eyelid , fine needle aspiration , biopsy , adenocarcinoma , apocrine , chalazion (fungus) , differential diagnosis , pathology , parotid gland , radiology , lymph node , dermatology , cancer
Ductopapillary apocrine carcinoma (DPAC) of the eyelid is a rare malignant neoplasm in the periocular region. The relative rarity of this tumor is a diagnostic challenge to the cytopathologist, especially when present as a metastatic lesion to an intraparotid lymph node, where the differential diagnosis includes primary parotid neoplasms, as well as various other metastatic malignancies. There are only a few reported cases of recurrent and metastatic DPAC of the eyelid, and to our knowledge, metastatic DPAC diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has not been described. We report a case of a 65‐year‐old African‐American male with a history of ductopapillary apocrine adenocarcinoma of the eyelid, diagnosed 6 weeks ago now presenting with a recurrence in the same area. Magnetic resonance imaging of the head and neck revealed an intraparotid mass also. FNAB of the parotid mass showed a well‐differentiated papillary adenocarcinoma with a cystic component, similar to a previously excised ductopapillary apocrine adenocarcinoma of the eyelid. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2009. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.