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. 2008 Jul;41(2):229-34.
doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.44950.

Adnexal carcinomas of the head and neck

Jorge O Güerrissi  1 , Juan Pablo Quiroga
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Adnexal carcinomas of the head and neck

Jorge O Güerrissi et al. Indian J Plast Surg. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Adnexal carcinomas of the skin are rare and they derive from structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles. Adnexal tumors represent 1-2% of skin cancers. Between 1998 and 2004, eight patients with malignant adnexal tumors of the head and neck were treated in the Plastic Surgery Service in Argerich Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Four (50%) of them had malignant cylindromas, two (25%) had sebaceous carcinoma, and the other two (25%) syringoid eccrine carcinoma. Tumor resection and local flaps were made in all cases. In one case, a radical neck dissection with superficial parotidectomy was performed to treat the metastatic cervical nodes. Local recurrence observed in two cases (25%) was associated with distant metastasis and death of the patients. In other six cases, the survival rate was 75% after five years.

Keywords: Adnexal carcinomas; adnexal tumors; skin cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Cylindroma of the scalp
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Area of resection and drawing flaps of the scalp
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Schematic drawing of the scalp flap
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Aggressive local recurrence
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Sebaceous carcinoma on the superior right eyelid superior
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Eyelid reconstruction by means of an orbicularioculis musculocutaneous flap
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Postsurgical result
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Syringoid eccrine carcinoma of the scalp
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Resection of the tumor and a designed scalp flap
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Irrigation of the scalp flap
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Postsurgical result after two years
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