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Case Reports
. 2018 Nov/Dec;93(6):893-895.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187307.

Dermoscopy of squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma: an aid for early diagnosis

Márcio Martins Lobo-Jardim  1 , Bruno de Castro E Souza  1 , Priscila Kakizaki  1 , Neusa Yurico Sakai Valente  1
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Case Reports

Dermoscopy of squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma: an aid for early diagnosis

Márcio Martins Lobo-Jardim et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2018 Nov/Dec.

Abstract

Squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma is a cutaneous malignancy that originates from the eccrine sweat gland. A 76-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic papule on her nose that had been present for one year. Dermoscopy showed pseudocysts, irregular linear crown vessels, and yellowish-brown globules surrounded by white halos. This is the first dermoscopic description of squamoid eccrine ductal carcinoma. Studies with more cases are needed to confirm the dermoscopic characterization of this tumor.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Normochromic papule located on the nasal dorsum
Figure 2
Figure 2
Dermoscopy of the lesion shows irregular linear vessels, pseudocysts, and yellowish-brown lumps (globules) surrounded by white halos
Figure 3
Figure 3
Malignant epithelial neoplasm with squamoid areas, ductal differentiation, connected to the epidermis and hair follicles, infiltrative and desmoplastic (Hematoxylin & eosin, x40)
Figure 4
Figure 4
Central area with neoplastic proliferation associated with hair follicles. Periphery with solar elastosis and vascular ectasias (Hematoxylin & eosin, x100)
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