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'''Digital papillary adenocarcinoma''' is a rare [[malignant]] [[skin]] tumour.<ref name=pmid23026931>{{cite journal |author=Suchak R, Wang WL, Prieto VG, ''et al.'' |title=Cutaneous digital papillary adenocarcinoma: a clinicopathologic study of 31 cases of a rare neoplasm with new observations |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=36 |issue=12 |pages=1883–91 |year=2012 |month=December |pmid=23026931 |doi=10.1097/PAS.0b013e31826320ec |url=}}</ref> | '''Digital papillary adenocarcinoma''', also '''aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma''', is a rare [[malignant]] [[skin]] tumour.<ref name=pmid23026931>{{cite journal |author=Suchak R, Wang WL, Prieto VG, ''et al.'' |title=Cutaneous digital papillary adenocarcinoma: a clinicopathologic study of 31 cases of a rare neoplasm with new observations |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=36 |issue=12 |pages=1883–91 |year=2012 |month=December |pmid=23026931 |doi=10.1097/PAS.0b013e31826320ec |url=}}</ref> | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Very rare. | *Very rare. | ||
*Aggressive. | *Aggressive - amputation is typically recommended.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Hsu HC, Ho CY, Chen CH, Yang CH, Hong HS, Chuang YH |title=Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma: a review |journal=Clin. Exp. Dermatol. |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=113–9 |year=2010 |month=March |pmid=19874325 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03490.x |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Typically males 50-70 years old. | |||
**May be seen in adolescents.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Frey J, Shimek C, Woodmansee C, ''et al.'' |title=Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma: a report of two diseases and review of the literature |journal=J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. |volume=60 |issue=2 |pages=331–9 |year=2009 |month=February |pmid=18819728 |doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.038 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
Revision as of 02:05, 20 June 2014
Digital papillary adenocarcinoma, also aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma, is a rare malignant skin tumour.[1]
General
- Very rare.
- Aggressive - amputation is typically recommended.[2]
- Typically males 50-70 years old.
- May be seen in adolescents.[3]
Gross
- Distal end of a finger or toe.
- Usually fingers.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Papillary projections - very common, not required.
- Tubular structures.
- Basaloid cells usually with mild-to-moderate atypia.
DDx:
- Basal cell carcinoma.
- Other basaloid tumours.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Suchak R, Wang WL, Prieto VG, et al. (December 2012). "Cutaneous digital papillary adenocarcinoma: a clinicopathologic study of 31 cases of a rare neoplasm with new observations". Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 36 (12): 1883–91. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e31826320ec. PMID 23026931.
- ↑ Hsu HC, Ho CY, Chen CH, Yang CH, Hong HS, Chuang YH (March 2010). "Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma: a review". Clin. Exp. Dermatol. 35 (2): 113–9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03490.x. PMID 19874325.
- ↑ Frey J, Shimek C, Woodmansee C, et al. (February 2009). "Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma: a report of two diseases and review of the literature". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 60 (2): 331–9. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.038. PMID 18819728.