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Cutaneous metastasis of breast adenoid cystic carcinoma to the scalp
Author(s) -
Little Anthony J.,
Seline Alison E.,
Swick Brian L.,
Wanat Karolyn A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/cup.12706
Subject(s) - medicine , adenoid cystic carcinoma , scalp , pathology , metastasis , breast carcinoma , adenoid , carcinoma , dermatology , breast cancer , cancer
Adenoid cystic carcinoma ( ACC ) is a tumor that can be of primary cutaneous origin or secondary to metastatic disease, most commonly salivary origin. Aside from primary cutaneous and salivary types, ACC of the breast is a rare, more indolent variant. Cutaneous metastases secondary to breast ACC is exceedingly uncommon and not previously reported to our knowledge. We present the case of a 67‐year‐old woman who developed cutaneous metastasis from primary breast ACC .