Korean J Dermatol.
1997 Aug;35(4):824-829.
A Case of Multiple Sebaceous Carcinomas on the Frontal Region
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Sebaceous carcinoma is a rare, aggressive, malignant tumor derived from the adnexal epithelium of sebaceous glands. This tumor occurs most frequently on the eyelids, but may occur on the extraoccular sites. Clinically, it is presented as a solitary tumor in most cases and very rarely as multiple ones. We report a case of multiple. sebaceous carcinomas on the frontal region in a 73 year-old man. He had well-demarcated, reddish, asymptomatical, protruding masses on the frontal region for 2 months. The histopathologic findings showed irregular, variable sized, lobular tumor nests of the entire dermis, and each lobule was composed of foamy cytoplasmic atypical cells and undifferentiated cells containing, eosinophilic cytoplasm. He was treated with surgical excision and no recurrence was observed during 6 months.
