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Metastatic cutaneous carcinoid tumor mimicking an adnexal poroid neoplasm
Author(s) -
Puri Puja Kumari,
Galan Anjela,
Glusac Earl J.,
Cowper Shawn E.
Publication year - 2008
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/j.1600-0560.2007.00755.x
Subject(s) - pathology , neoplasm , medicine
Objective: Metastatic cutaneous neoplasms may be difficult to differentiate from primary cutaneous neoplasms. Herein, we report an unusual case of metastatic cutaneous carcinoid tumor mimicking an adnexal poroid neoplasm. Methods: A 53‐year‐old male man presented with a neoplasm on the vertex of the scalp, clinically resembling a pigmented basal cell carcinoma. Results: A shave biopsy was suggestive of an apocrine poroma, however, a metastatic carcinoma could not be excluded. After acquiring additional clinical information and the complete excision of the neoplasm, further immunohistochemical stains supported the diagnosis a metastatic carcinoid tumor. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first case of metastatic carcinoid tumor reported that has mimicked a poroid neoplasm.