Apocrine carcinoma of the face in a 62-year-old Asian man

Apocrine carcinoma (AC) is a rare tumor with heterogeneous presentation. The disease has a highly morbid course and little is known about it. We present an otherwise healthy, 62-year-old Asian male who originally presented with chronic swelling of his left eyelid associated with excessive tears and...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Sarwan, Zafar, Syed F., Raufi, Ali M., Heath, Elisabeth I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765311
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e50
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author Kumar, Sarwan
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description Apocrine carcinoma (AC) is a rare tumor with heterogeneous presentation. The disease has a highly morbid course and little is known about it. We present an otherwise healthy, 62-year-old Asian male who originally presented with chronic swelling of his left eyelid associated with excessive tears and diminished vision was diagnosed with AC. AC is often challenging to diagnose, yet it is critical to do so as early diagnosis and treatment can maximize patient survival.
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spelling pubmed-39813812014-04-24 Apocrine carcinoma of the face in a 62-year-old Asian man Kumar, Sarwan Zafar, Syed F. Raufi, Ali M. Heath, Elisabeth I. Clin Pract Case Report Apocrine carcinoma (AC) is a rare tumor with heterogeneous presentation. The disease has a highly morbid course and little is known about it. We present an otherwise healthy, 62-year-old Asian male who originally presented with chronic swelling of his left eyelid associated with excessive tears and diminished vision was diagnosed with AC. AC is often challenging to diagnose, yet it is critical to do so as early diagnosis and treatment can maximize patient survival. PAGEPress Publications 2011-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3981381/ /pubmed/24765311 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e50 Text en ©Copyright S. Kumar et al., 2011 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (CC BY-NC 3.0). Licensee PAGEPress, Italy
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title_short Apocrine carcinoma of the face in a 62-year-old Asian man
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981381/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e50
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