Cutaneous Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Scalp With Intestinal Phenotype

Alomran, Husain; Cruel, T; Harrou, Olivier; Kanitakis, Jean; Balme, B.

doi:10.1097/dad.0000000000001671

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“…The present case provides 2 novel findings in comparison with the previously reported cases of CDX2-positive primary cutaneous tumors other than those of pilomatrical tumors. 2,7,8 The present lesion expressed the adnexal marker SOX9, and both bowenoid and basaloid components were positive for multiple Wnt signaling pathway molecules.…”

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A Case of Biphenotypic Adnexal Carcinoma With Bowenoid and Basaloid Features: Focus on the Expression of SOX9 and Wnt Signaling Pathway Molecules, Including CDX2

Sugimoto,

Fujimoto,

Masuo

et al. 2023

The American Journal of Dermatopathology

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An 87-year-old woman presented with a pedunculated nodule of 1.2 × 1.2 × 0.6 cm on her left cheek. Microscopic examination of the lesion revealed bowenoid and rosette-like basaloid components, resembling Bowen disease and neuroendocrine carcinoma, respectively. Immunohistochemically, both components were positive for Wnt signaling pathway molecules—nuclear/cytoplasmic beta-catenin, lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 (LEF1), and caudal type homeobox 2 (CDX2)—and the adnexal marker SRY-box transcription factor 9 (SOX9). Unlike neuroendocrine tumors and basal cell carcinomas, the basaloid component in the present case was negative for chromogranin A, INSM1, synaptophysin, and p40. Previously reported cases of similar CDX2-positive lesions were diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma with enteric adenocarcinomatous differentiation and basaloid cutaneous carcinoma with a primitive cytomorphology. However, the lesion in the present case was simultaneously positive for SOX9, indicating adnexal differentiation. In particular, the expression of multiple Wnt signaling pathway molecules indicates follicular differentiation despite the absence of morphological follicular features, such as shadow cells. Moreover, shared immunopositivity for SOX9, CDX2, nuclear/cytoplasmic beta-catenin, and LEF1 by both bowenoid and basaloid components indicated that the bowenoid component did not represent Bowen disease but a part of the adnexal tumor, and that the basaloid component was not a tumor-to-tumor metastasis. After complete excision, no recurrence has been observed for 5 months. The findings of the present case expand the histological spectrum of cutaneous adnexal tumors with follicular immunophenotypic differentiation.

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A Case of Biphenotypic Adnexal Carcinoma With Bowenoid and Basaloid Features: Focus on the Expression of SOX9 and Wnt Signaling Pathway Molecules, Including CDX2

Sugimoto,

Fujimoto,

Masuo

et al. 2023

The American Journal of Dermatopathology

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“…Due to its rarity, it continues to pose diagnostic challenges. To date, only a few cases of this tumor have been reported, and even fewer have been thoroughly investigated through immunohistochemistry [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

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“…Only a few cases of ASCS have been reported so far in the literature [6]. Elderly patients, with a history of UV-related actinic damage through, typically present with an indurated, erythematous keratotic papule or plaque, located on the head or neck.…”

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Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Skin: A Case Report

Jridi,

Hartmann,

Boms

et al. 2023

Dermato

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Adenosquamous carcinoma of the skin (ASCS) or primary cutaneous adenosquamous carcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm. It is characterized by the presence of both glandular and squamous cell components and a propensity for aggressive clinical behavior. Due to its rarity, it continues to pose diagnostic challenges. To date, only a few cases of this tumor have been reported, and even fewer have been thoroughly investigated via immunohistochemistry.

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