Current Diagnosis and Treatment Options for Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasms with Follicular Differentiation |
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| Authors: | Iga P&#x;achta Marcin Kleibert Anna M Czarnecka Mateusz Spa&#x;ek Anna Szumera-Cie&#x;kiewicz Piotr Rutkowski |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Soft Tissue/Bone Sarcoma and Melanoma, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland; (I.P.); (M.K.); (M.S.); (P.R.);2.Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland;3.Department of Pathology and Laboratory Diagnostics, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland;4.Department of Diagnostic Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland |
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| Abstract: | Neoplasms derived from follicular tissue are extremely rare. Clinically, they are reported as non-symptomatic, slow-growing nodules. These lesions are mainly benign, but the malignant type can occur. Mainly middle-aged people (50–60 years of age) are affected. These carcinomas are mainly localized on the head and neck or torso. They can be locally aggressive and infiltrate surrounding tissue and metastasize to regional lymph nodes. In the minority of cases, distant metastases are diagnosed. Quick and relevant diagnosis is the basis of a treatment for all types of tumors. The patient’s life expectancy depends on multiple prognostic factors, including the primary tumor size and its mitotic count. Patients should be referred to a specialized skin cancer center to receive optimal multidisciplinary treatment. This article tries to summarize all the information that is currently available about pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment methods of follicular tumors. |
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| Keywords: | follicular tissue adnexal tumors neoplasm treatment diagnosis |
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