Atypical presentation of adenosquamous carcinoma: A case report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Danielle Bouffard; Catherine Maari; Annie Genois
- Source
- SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 6 (2018)
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:R5-920
squamous cell
Adenosquamous carcinoma
business.industry
Papule
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Pelvic lymph nodes
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
aggressive
medicine
JCMS Case Reports
Basal cell
Radiology
Presentation (obstetrics)
medicine.symptom
Head and neck
business
lcsh:Medicine (General)
Histological examination
- Language
- English
Cutaneous adenosquamous carcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm that is more aggressive than conventional squamous cell carcinoma. The typical clinical presentation is an indurated papule or plaque on the head and neck of elderly patients. The authors report the case of a 52-year-old man with a right scrotal and inguinal tumour measuring 10 cm × 15 cm that had progressed over the past 2 years. The histological examination was compatible with adenosquamous carcinoma. Metastatic inguinal and pelvic lymph nodes were identified. This case demonstrates an atypical presentation of a rare tumour. Adenosquamous carcinoma is more aggressive than conventional squamous cell carcinoma, and prompt diagnosis is important.