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Case Reports
. 2013 Sep 9;5(3):e40.
doi: 10.4081/rt.2013.e40. eCollection 2013.

Apocrine adenocarcinoma of the vulva

Babita Kajal  1 , Hetal Talati, Dean Daya, Salem Alowami
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Case Reports

Apocrine adenocarcinoma of the vulva

Babita Kajal et al. Rare Tumors. .

Abstract

Cutaneous vulvar carcinomas are predominantly of squamous cell carcinoma type. Primary vulvar adenocarcinomas are rare with a poorly understood histogenesis. They are classified into extramammary Paget's disease, sweat gland carcinomas, and breast-like adenocarcinomas of the vulva. Adenocarcinomas, originating from Bartholin glands, can also present as vulvar adenocarcinoma. Rare adenocarcinomas with apocrine features have been described in the literature. The origin of these neoplasms from the native apocrine sweat glands or from anogenital mammary-like glands is still debatable. We report herein a case of a 67 year old female with a rare primary apocrine carcinoma of the vulva.

Keywords: carcinoma; medicine; neoplasia; pathology; tumors.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A) Unremarkable epidermis with tumor bulk in dermis 40×; B) Abundant mitotic activity and focal necrosis 100×; C) CEA 100×; D) CK7 100×; E) EMA 100×; F) GCDFP 100×.
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