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Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma

Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma rather than just read about it. In short: Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma is a cutaneous condition characterized by a tumor that usually presents on the chest, scalp, or vulva of middle- to older-aged persons. It is a hard, slow growing, ill-defined tumor causing discomfort, itching, and secondary baldness, or may be asymptomatic.

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Reference excerpt

Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma is a cutaneous condition characterized by a tumor that usually presents on the chest, scalp, or vulva of middle- to older-aged persons. It is a hard, slow growing, ill-defined tumor causing discomfort, itching, and secondary baldness, or may be asymptomatic. The condition is rare and believed to be caused by somatic mutations. It was characterized in 1975. Diagnosis relies on tumor histology features, but a comprehensive clinical and radiographic examination is necessary to identify other primary disease indications, especially in salivary glands. The condition is treated with broad surgical excision with a 2 cm safety margin, and lymphadenectomy if nodal involvement is suspected.

Signs and symptoms Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma frequently manifests as a hard, slowly expanding, ill-defined nodule or tumor that can cause symptoms including discomfort, itching, and secondary baldness, or it might be asymptomatic. The locations of predilection have been the chest and scalp (at least 40%).

Causes It's uncertain what causes primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma. They most likely stem from somatic mutations. Somatic mutation patterns haven't been studied, though. Histopathology indicates that a common developmental mechanism is shared by salivary and primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma, since many of them exhibited high levels of MYB by immunohistochemistry or carried the fusion gene MYB-NFIB.

Diagnosis Due to the lack of distinct clinical signs in primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma, the diagnosis is generally made based on the features of the tumor's histology. A thorough clinical and radiographic examination must be performed in order to search for other indications of primary disease, particularly in the salivary glands.

Treatment In order to prevent the tumor's frequent recurrence, the usual therapy for primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma involves a broad surgical excision with at least a 2 cm safety margin from the tumor. When there is a surgical or clinical suspicion of nodal involvement, lymphadenectomy is carried out.

See also Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma Mucinous carcinoma

References

Further reading Ramakrishnan, Rathi; Chaudhry, Iskander H.; Ramdial, Pratistadevi; Lazar, Alexander J.; McMenamin, Mairin E.; Kazakov, Dmitry; Brenn, Thomas; Calonje, Eduardo (2013). "Primary Cutaneous Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: A Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study of 27 Cases". American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 37 (10): 1603–1611. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e318299fcac. ISSN 0147-5185. PMID 24025525. Coban, Deniz Turgut; Erol, Muhammet Kazim; Suren, Dinc; Tutus, Birsel (2015). "Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma of the eyelid and literature review". Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. 78 (5). GN1 Genesis Network: 323–325. doi:10.5935/0004-2749.20150085. ISSN 0004-2749. PMID 26466235.

External links DermNet Pathology Outlines

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma

In research: Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Epidermal nevi, neoplasms, and cysts, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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