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'''Distal papillary adenocarcinoma''' is a rare [[malignant]] [[skin]] tumour | '''Distal 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== | |||
*Very rare. | |||
*Aggressive. | |||
==Gross== | |||
*Distal end of a finger or toe. | |||
**Usually fingers.<ref name=pmid23026931/> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Papillary projections. | |||
*Basaloid cells usually with mild-to-moderate atypia. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Basal cell carcinoma]]. | |||
*Other basaloid tumours. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 19:48, 19 June 2014
Distal papillary adenocarcinoma is a rare malignant skin tumour.[1]
General
- Very rare.
- Aggressive.
Gross
- Distal end of a finger or toe.
- Usually fingers.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Papillary projections.
- Basaloid cells usually with mild-to-moderate atypia.
DDx:
- Basal cell carcinoma.
- Other basaloid tumours.