Carcinoma

Study data from University of Toronto update understanding of carcinoma

Published in Virus Weekly, October 6th, 2009

"Hybrid skin adnexal tumors are common, and spiradenocylindroma is well described. However, malignant transformation in this setting is infrequent, especially resemblance to lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of skin, which is not associated with Epstein-Barr virus," scientists in Toronto, Canada report.

"A 65-year-old female presented with ataxia and a skin nodule composed of a hybrid adnexal tumor (spiradenoma and cylindroma) that transitioned into an undifferentiated carcinoma with attendant lymphocytes and plasma cells. There was widespread dissemination of the undifferentiated component to regional neck lymph nodes. The undifferentiated component resembled a...

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Source: Virus Weekly (2009-10-06)

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