Korean J Dermatol.  2002 Jun;40(6):718-720.

A Case of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Breast Metastatic to the Scalp

• Choi JY
• Kim SS
• Bang HD
• Kim KH
• Kim KJ
• Kim JM
• Sohn JH

Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is a rare histologic type of breast cancer. Prognosis is favorable with rare recurrence or metastasis. We report a case of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast in a 50-year-old woman who presented with a 0.8 X 0.9 X 0.5 cm-sized dome shaped pink colored smooth surfaced partially eroded nodule on the scalp for 1 month. A skin biopsy revealed mainly solid malignant cell nests in the upper dermis, but in the lower dermis, tumor cell showed cylindromatous and adenoid pattern consistent with metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast.

Keyword

Metastasis; Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Breast

MeSH Terms

Adenoids*
Biopsy
Breast Neoplasms
Breast*
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic*
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
Dermis
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Prognosis
Recurrence
Scalp*
Skin
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1