Carcinoma mucinoso de la piel cabelluda: neoplasia cutánea primaria versus enfermedad metastásica subyacente.

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Title:	Carcinoma mucinoso de la piel cabelluda: neoplasia cutánea primaria versus enfermedad metastásica subyacente.
Alternate Title:	Mucinous carcinoma of the scalp: Primary cutaneous neoplasm versus underlying metastatic disease.
Authors:	Yan Quiroz, Edgar Fermín^1,2 edgar_yan_quiroz@hotmail.com, Agreda Castro, Folker^1,2, Tenazoa Villalobos, Richard³, Loayza Silva, Carmen Carolina⁴
Source:	Dermatología Revista Mexicana. sep/oct2025, Vol. 69 Issue 5, p688-695. 8p.
Subjects:	MUCINOUS adenocarcinoma, SCALP, DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis, CANCER chemotherapy, SKIN tumors, ADJUVANT chemotherapy, METASTASIS, SURGICAL excision
Abstract (English):	BACKGROUND: Mucinous carcinoma of the skin is rare. CLINICAL CASE: A 42-year-old female patient with left cervical lymph node disease, in which cutaneous mucinous carcinoma of the scalp was diagnosed. One of the biggest challenges was differentiating whether it was a primary cutaneous neoplasm or an underlying metastatic process. Surgical resection of the primary tumor plus left cervical lymph node dissection was performed. The patient subsequently received adjuvant chemotherapy with the FOLFOX 4 regimen with adequate tolerance. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to carry out a correct clinical-radiological-histological correlation and consider that primary mucinous cutaneous carcinoma is a diagnosis of exclusion, ruling out the existence of a primary tumor in another organ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	ANTECEDENTES: El carcinoma mucinoso primario de la piel es infrecuente. CASO CLÍNICO: Paciente femenina de 42 años con enfermedad ganglionar cervical izquierda en quien se diagnosticó carcinoma mucinoso cutáneo de la piel cabelluda. Uno de los mayores desafíos fue diferenciar si se trataba de una neoplasia cutánea primaria o un proceso metastásico subyacente. Se hizo resección quirúrgica del tumor primario y disección ganglionar cervical izquierda. La paciente recibió quimioterapia coadyuvante con esquema FOLFOX 4 con adecuada tolerancia. CONCLUSIONES: Es necesario llevar a cabo la correcta correlación clínica-radiológicahistológica y tener en cuenta que el carcinoma primario cutáneo mucinoso es un diagnóstico de exclusión al descartar un tumor primario en otro órgano. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	BACKGROUND: Mucinous carcinoma of the skin is rare. CLINICAL CASE: A 42-year-old female patient with left cervical lymph node disease, in which cutaneous mucinous carcinoma of the scalp was diagnosed. One of the biggest challenges was differentiating whether it was a primary cutaneous neoplasm or an underlying metastatic process. Surgical resection of the primary tumor plus left cervical lymph node dissection was performed. The patient subsequently received adjuvant chemotherapy with the FOLFOX 4 regimen with adequate tolerance. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to carry out a correct clinical-radiological-histological correlation and consider that primary mucinous cutaneous carcinoma is a diagnosis of exclusion, ruling out the existence of a primary tumor in another organ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	01854038
DOI:	10.24245/dermatolrevmex.v69i5.10742