Primary Cutaneous Mucinous Carcinoma of the Left Zygomatic Region: A Case Report

Qingan Huang; Mu Niu; Xifeng Xiong; Nan Tang; Weilun Wen

doi:10.2147/CCID.S485926

Primary Cutaneous Mucinous Carcinoma of the Left Zygomatic Region: A Case Report

Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2024 Dec 11:17:2847-2853. doi: 10.2147/CCID.S485926. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Qingan Huang^#¹, Mu Niu^#², Xifeng Xiong³, Nan Tang⁴, Weilun Wen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Ward, The Fifth People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
² Department of Cosmetic Dermatology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
³ Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
⁴ Departments of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

We describe a case involving a 50-year-old male with who presented with a facial lesion on the left cheek of zygomatic region for 7 years. The diagnosis of primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma (PCMC) was established through immunohistochemistry and histopathology. And the patient underwent wide excision of the tumor, has no evidence of recurrence after 15 months of follow-up.

Keywords: histopathology; immunohistochemistry; primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

This project was supported by the Hainan Province Clinical Medical Center and the Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine and Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Science and Technology Project [grant number 20232A011007] and Guangzhou University (College) Enterprise Joint Funding Project [grant number 2024A03J0662].