Abstract
An 81-year-old woman presented with a skin-colored, slowly growing tumor on her right lower eyelid. The diagnosis of mixed tumor of the skin was confirmed after excision and histologic examination of the tissue, which demonstrated a characteristic histology and immunohistochemistry. The mixed tumor of the skin is a usually benign neoplasm believed to originate in sweat glands. It is composed of epithelial cells set in a mesenchymal matrix, showing apocrine differentiation. Immunohistochemical staining is positive for cytokeratin, CEA, EMA and S100.
Translated title of the contribution | Mixed tumor of the skin |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 688-690 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Hautarzt |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |