A case of sebaceous carcinoma originating from the scalp

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  • CHIBA Yoshiyuki
    <i>Department of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center</i>
  • ISHIDA Syuichi
    <i>Department of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center</i>
  • HINO Yorinao
    <i>Department of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center</i>
  • HORIUCHI Yoshihito
    <i>Department of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center</i>
  • KITAZAWA Yoshihiko
    <i>Department of Plastic surgery, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center</i>
  • KATAHIRA Jiro
    <i>Department of Plastic surgery, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center</i>

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  • 頭部脂腺癌の1例

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A 65-year-old woman recognized a tumor on her scalp before 1999. She visited our hospital on Feb. 10, 2009, complaining about the gradual increase in the size of the tumour. We performed a biopsy and diagnosed her tumor as sebaceous carcinoma. No metastasis was found under CT and Ga-scintigraphy, so we performed a curative operation on her on Mar. 3. Sebaceous carcinoma is a rare epidermal tumor, and it is usually categorized either as eyelid type or non-eyelid type. In Japan, correct clinicopathological data of total sebaceous carcinoma is still unknown. It has been said that the non-eyelid type has a better prognosis than the eyelid type. Whereas according to recent reports, there is no difference in the prognosis of both types. So, further careful observation of her prognosis is necessary.[Skin Cancer (Japan) 2011 ; 26 : 28-30]

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  • Skin Cancer

    Skin Cancer 26 (1), 28-30, 2011

    The Japanese Skin Cancer Society

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