Dermoscopic features of endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma

作者：Hasegawa-Murakami Yoshie; Kono Michihiro^*; Yokota Kenji; Inaba Hiroko; Fukumoto Takaya; Akiyama Masashi

来源：Journal of Dermatology, 2018, 45(3): 353-356.

DOI：10.1111/1346-8138.14146

• dermoscopy
• endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma
• mucinous carcinoma
• pink ovoid nest
• whitish-pink network

Endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma (EMPSGC) is very rare, with only 61 cases reported to date. EMPSGC is considered to be a low-grade carcinoma of sweat gland origin. Dermoscopic findings of EMPSGC have not been previously reported. We report the first case of a man with EMPSGC, featuring dermoscopic findings. Dermoscopic examinations of the present EMPSGC lesion revealed tumor cell proliferation that appeared as pink ovoid nests and elongated epidermis that resembled a whitish-pink network. Another characteristic finding of the present lesion was the large red/blue globules in pink ovoid nests in the tumor. Those reflected lacunae containing secretory fluid with red blood cells. We think that the large red/blue globules in pink ovoid nests in our case could be a characteristic dermoscopic finding specific to EMPSGC. We dermatologists encounter many pink nodules at out-patient clinics. The present dermoscopic findings may be useful for the differential diagnosis of EMPSGC.

• 出版日期2018-3