Papillary adenocarcinoma in situ of the skin: report of four cases

Shen Cheng; Masoud Asgari

doi:10.5826/dpc.0402a04

Papillary adenocarcinoma in situ of the skin: report of four cases

Authors

Shen Cheng Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Department of Dermatology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, NY, USA
Masoud Asgari Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, NY, USA

Keywords:

papillary eccrine adenoma, adenocarcinoma in situ, aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma, eccrine gland, apocrine gland

Abstract

Although rare isolated cases of adenocarcinoma in situ of skin have been reported in the literature, adenocarcinoma in situ of skin as a concept and as a diagnostic category has not been established in the field of dermatopathology. In this work, four cases of papillary adenocarcinoma in situ of the skin are presented. In addition, the notion that lesions previously reported in the medical literature under the term of “papillary eccrine adenoma” are actually adenocarcinoma in situ is discussed.

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Published

2014-04-30

Issue

2014 Vol 4, No 2 | April

Section

Observation

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How to Cite

Cheng S, Asgari M. Papillary adenocarcinoma in situ of the skin: report of four cases. Dermatol Pract Concept. Published online April 30, 2014:23-28. doi:10.5826/dpc.0402a04