A Unique Case of a Cutaneous Lesion Resembling Mammary Analog Secretory Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Albus, Jennifer; Batanian, Jacqueline; Wenig, Bruce M.; Vidal, Claudia I.
• Is Part Of: American journal of dermatopathology. Volume 37:Number 4(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: mammary analog secretory carcinoma -- skin; Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Histology, Pathological -- Periodicals; 616.50705
• DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000098
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0193-1091

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Mammary analog secretory carcinoma (MASC) is a rare type of salivary gland tumor named for its morphological and genetic similarity to secretory carcinoma of the breast. These tumors are most often found in the parotid gland but have been described in several other mucosal locations of the head and neck. In this case report, a cutaneous lesion most closely resembling MASC was found in a neck mass of a 64-year-old male patient without evidence of a primary salivary gland or oral tumor. The lesion was excised, and the patient remains disease free to date. This case depicts a rare tumor in the skin most closely mimicking MASC and brings additional awareness to dermatopathologists of this tumor.