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CASE REPORT
Primary mucinous carcinoma of the periocular region: successful management with local resections over 30 years
  1. Christopher Keith Burris1,
  2. K D Anand Rajan2,
  3. Nicholas T Iliff3
  1. 1Department of Ophthalmology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
  2. 2Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
  3. 3Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Christopher Keith Burris, burrischristopher{at}yahoo.com

Summary

Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin is a rare malignant neoplasm, often with periocular involvement, believed to originate from eccrine sweat glands. It is slow growing and locally destructive, at times forming tumour satellites. We present a case with six local recurrences treated with surgical resections over a period of 30 years. We have not been able to find longer follow-up in the literature, and believe this case may offer insight into the management of these uniquely indolent malignancies.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007972

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