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Sebaceous carcinoma, extraocular, early diagnosis, histological study.Abstract
We present an unusual case of a 77 year old woman with a rapidly-growing tumor in the skin of the right forearm. The histological examination of the lesion could establish the diagnosis of sebaceous carcinoma.
Author Biographies
Miguel Gaitán
Médico dermatólogo, residente de Dermatopatología, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia.
María Cristina Trujillo
Médica dermatóloga, instructora de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Ana Milena Toro
Médica dermatóloga, instructora de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Rodrigo Restrepo
Médico dermatopatólogo; jefe, Programa de Especialización en Dermatopatología, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia; profesor de Dermatopatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.
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