[Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma: a case report].

AIM: We describe a case of Aggressive Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma, a rare skin neoplasm with acral location.

RESULTS

The patient, a 66 year old man, presented with an ulcerated mass of the fifth toe of the left foot, 4.4 cm in size. Histologically the tumour was characterized by a solid-cystic structure, with extensive papillary component, comedo necrosis and focal eccrine differentiation. Immunohistochemistry showed diffuse positivity for cytokeratins AE1/AE3 and 7, and, focal staining for Muscle Specific Actin, Vimentin and EMA. Chest CT scan showed the presence of a single pulmonary node, whose cytological features were consistent with a metastatic disease.

CONCLUSIONS

The clinico-pathological features of the present are similar to those previously reported in the literature and confirms the aggressive nature of this neoplasm.